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"Queen Marinette" Residence

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Description: Inset of head and shoulders portrait of "Queen Marinette" along with a depiction of her home, which was one of the earliest houses in Marinette. She was th...
Photograph

Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.
Painting

Chippewa Falls

Date: 1850
Description: Painting depicting Chippewa Falls and the first sawmill on the Chippewa River, built by Jean Brunet. The residence of H.S. Allen, one of the owners of the...
Drawing

Fur Trading Post

Date: 1833
Description: Illustration of the Solomon Juneau fur trading post at Milwaukee in 1833.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
Photograph

Demolition of Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant.
Photograph

Air View of University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 1946
Description: Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin campus with Lake Mendota on the right.
Postcard

Industrial Sector

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, from cotton mill tower, Beaver Dam, Wis." Two churches are in the background, and there are smokestacks and a water tower n...
Photograph

View along the Rock River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over houses towards the industrial area along the Rock River.
Photograph

View along the Rock River

Date: 1900
Description: Oval-framed view of the industrial area along the Rock River.
Photograph

Cornish Miner's Homes in British Hollow

Date: 
Description: Cornish miner's homes on a hill, with surrounding landscape.
Photograph

Brooklyn Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of railroad tracks and station.
Photograph

Buettner Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards the opposite shoreline towards the Buettner mill on the left, and the river with a dam, on the right. In the backgroun...
Photograph

Village of Glidden

Date: 1885
Description: View of buildings in an industrial area with a forest in the background.
Drawing

Van Slyke Sketch

Date: 1859
Description: An original pencil sketch by banker and real estate developer Napoleon B. Van Slyke, possibly for his residence erected in 1859 at 510 North Carroll Street...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste...
Photograph

Town of Irma

Date: 1900
Description: The town buildings in Irma. Many stumps and milled logs are in the foreground.
Photograph

DuCharme House and Trading Post

Date: 1890
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...
Drawing

Illustration of the DuCharme House

Date: 1890
Description: A drawing of the DuCharme/Grignon house and fur-trading post as it appeared shortly before being razed in about 1892.
Drawing

DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...

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