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Tower Foundation

Date: 1898
Description: View from water tower, showing the grove where Black Hawk's pursuers were supposed to have camped in 1832. The group of men in the foreground are digging f...
Map or Atlas

Manuscript Map of Early Prairie du Chien

Date: 1820
Description: A manuscript map of Prairie du Chien.
Drawing

View of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1836
Description: Woodcut of Prairie du Chien in 1836. Text at bottom reads: "Prairie du Chien in 1836. From an old cut."
Photograph

View from Case's Block

Date: 1870
Description: One-half stereograph of town, elevated view looking northeast from Case's Block.
Photograph

View from Bluffs

Date: 1893
Description: View from the bluffs in or near McGregor, Iowa.
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 1840
Description: Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River.
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 1840
Description: A view of Fort Crawford (the second site and buildings of 1829-?).
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 1830
Description: Fort Crawford (the original site, 1816-1831).
Drawing

Fort Crawford

Date: 1829
Description: Fort Crawford, from a sketchbook attributed to Seth Eastman, 1808-1875. A graduate of West Point, Eastman briefly served at Fort Crawford, 1829-1839.
Photograph

Pile-Pontoon Bridge

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu...
Map or Atlas

Crawford County Map of Lead District

Date: 1829
Description: Photoprint of Crawford County lead district map.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Prairie Du Chien

Date: 1828
Description: Plat of the Private Claims at Prairie Du Chien.
Map or Atlas

Crawford County Map

Date: 1878
Description: Illustrated map of Crawford County. On the bottom right is an inset of a group of people near a train on a railroad track.
Photograph

Sacred Heart College

Date: 1880
Description: A view of Sacred Heart College and the surrounding landscape. Each dormer window has a cross on its peak and the center of the building has a bell tower.
Map or Atlas

Plan of the Settlement at Prairie des Chiens from the Report of J. [sic] Lee Esq., Agent, &c. : Not Taken from Actual Survey

Date: 1820
Description: This map displays the plan for claiming various settlement zones in the Prairie des Chiens area in 1820. It shows Fort Crawford and 87 confirmed and unconf...
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1830
Description: This early 19th century manuscript map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, shows sections, landownership and acreages, roads, and ferries in the towns of Bridg...
Map or Atlas

Map of Crawford County, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: This map of Crawford County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, towns, cities and villages, land ownership and acreages, roads, railro...
Map or Atlas

Map of Crawford County, Wisconsin Showing Division of Townships

Date: 01 09 1849
Description: Shows county line boundaries, rivers, and falls. Includes explanation of township and county divisions. Pen and pencil on paper. Title supplied by cataloge...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Wauzeeka Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This is a plat map of "Wauzeeka" drawn in pencil. The map shows numbered lots, labeled streets, the Kickapoo River, and railroads. The map reads: "Laid out...
Photograph

City View of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph view of Black Hawk Avenue.

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