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| Date: | 01 1882 |
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| Description: | Cover image of "Harper's Weekly" captioned "The Aesthetic Monkey" which depicts a monkey dressed in fine clothing, sitting at a table. He is resting his c... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building after the fire in August. The Federal building was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. In the foreg... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Etching depicting the burning of Washington, D.C. by the British during the War of 1812. In the foreground are a number of soldiers moving toward the Capit... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Waist-up oval portrait of Dr. Daniel McLaren Miller. |
| Date: | 04 1884 |
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| Description: | An engraving depicting the impressment of American seamen by the British Navy during the period before the War of 1812. The image shows a group of American... |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a guide book describing Bayfield and an account of a pleasure tour to Lake Superior. The title is surrounded by a decorative border with flo... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of the Motor Transportation and Utilities Department of the Sparta District CCC. Jacob Spreuer, junior dispatcher, is in the second row. |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Microfilmed page from John Archiquette's diary partially written in the Oneida language. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of a man wearing an apron and a hat and filling a keg with beer from a tap. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of two men working in a cellar full of wooden barrels filled with fermenting beer. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of a man adding ingredients from a barrel to a boiling vat of beer. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight. |
| Date: | 1827 |
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| Description: | View of large gathering of people among trees. A crowd is gathered in a semi-circle facing a table where two people are standing. Two U.S flags fly over th... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engaved view depicting a dramatic sunset through clouds over Lake Michigan. Several sailing ships are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of downtown Racine seen from Lake Michigan. Several vessels are entering the harbor, and a pier with a beacon is on the right. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of Rood's Glen. A boy plays with a toy boat at bottom left while two men and a woman talk at bottom right. Two other figures can be seen in t... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of Maiden's Rock at Lake Pepin. A steamboat is on the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Captain George Sogge of the Two Rivers Life Saving Station in uniform. His cap bears a U.S. Life Saving Service insignia. |
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