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Artesian Well

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of an artesian well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). Construction was com...
Photograph

Shell Buyers with Launch and Barge

Date: 1895
Description: Prairie du Chien (vicinity) about 1895-1900. Shell buyers with their launches and barges docked at shoreline. Freshwater clam shells were used in the pearl...
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

Bridge, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin - Anaglyph

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River.
Photograph

View of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin - Anaglyph

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph looking northeast from Case's Block.
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

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.
Photograph

The LADY FRANKLIN in Prairie du Chien

Date: 1859
Description: Steam-powered car designed to run on ice across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The LADY FRANKLIN made one successful trip across, but wa...
Map or Atlas

Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien

Date: 1882
Description: This map is ink on cardboard and shows the location of military forts over the course of years. Also shown are points of interest, streets, the Mississippi...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Fort Crawford Military Tract, Wisconsin

Date: 1864
Description: This map is ink, pencil, and color on paper and shows numbered lots and labeled streets. The bottom margin of the map reads: "Recorded in the Registry of d...
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1830
Description: This map is ink, color, and pencil on paper and shows streets, farm lots, and a church. Handwritten notes are at the bottom of the map and are very light.
Map or Atlas

Town of Wauzeeka, Crawford Co. Wis. : 15 Miles from Prairie du Chien

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, a mill, the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, the train depot, and the Kickapoo River. Included in the low...
Map or Atlas

Prairie du Chien

Date: 1838
Description: This map is a development plat that shows street names, numbered blocks and lots, and small farm lot owners. Included on the right of the map is a large am...
Map or Atlas

Plat of the Main Village of Prairie du Chien

Date: 06 1853
Description: This map is ink, pencil, and color on paper and shows lot and block numbers and dimensions, sold lots, streets, and the Mississippi River. Some lots are co...
Map or Atlas

City of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, the Mississippi River, Fort Crawford, depot ground, and a graveyard. An old fort location is outlined in red...
Map or Atlas

Addition to the Union Plat of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows lots and streets and includes pencil manuscript notations on the front and certification statements on the reverse. The top left margin read...
Map or Atlas

Extension of the Union Plat of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1858
Description: This map shows streets, lots, and landownership. Also included are notations in pencil and blue colored pencil. Some lots are colored in blue, green, or br...
Map or Atlas

Parish's Addition to Prairie du Chien

Date: 1855
Description: This map shows streets and lots. The right side of the map includes notes on widths of streets and certifications. The top right reads: "Parish's Addition ...

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