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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built...
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 
Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
Print

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 06 1837
Description: Lithograph based on a painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey showing the Peck cabin, the first house in Madison. In addition to the cabin, the lithograph includes a ...
Photograph

Black Hawk's Cave

Date: 01 07 1973
Description: The legendary Black Hawk Cave on the south shore of Lake Mendota, where Black Hawk allegedly hid from white troopers during the Black Hawk War.
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Photograph of a painting of the exterior of the Eben Peck cabin by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. The location of this original painting is unknown.
Map or Atlas

Frost's Woods : [on the South Side of Lake Monona, Dane County, Wisconsin]

Date: 1927
Description: Blueprint-style map of Frost Woods on the shore of Lake Monona. The map indicates the locations of Indian mounds, an Indian camp, and various plants. There...
Map or Atlas

Indian Legend Map of Lake Mendota

Date: 1941
Description: Hand-drawn, watercolor and ink, map of Lake Mendota. Locations and many small figures appear around the shore with explanations referring to Indian legends...
Map or Atlas

Indian Legend Map of Lake Mendota

Date: 1941
Description: A pictorial map of Lake Mendota that shows Indian sites and legends associated with the Lake and its surrounding area. Some of those mentioned on the map i...
Map or Atlas

Map of Madison and the Four Lake Country : Dane County Wisconsin

Date: 1854
Description: Shows street grid, sections in adjacent townships, routes of railroads and projected railroads, post offices, and creeks. Table of references identifies ma...
Print

The Restaurant at Baron's Menu

Date: 
Description: Back, front, and inside front cover of the menu from The Restaurant at Baron's department store, with "A Historical Map of Madison" focusing on the isthmus...
Map or Atlas

Fuller's Woods Map

Date: 
Description: A decorative map of Fuller's Woods development along the Lake Mendota shoreline. Includes numbered lots and building line setbacks with decorative features...
Map or Atlas

A Historical Map of Madison

Date: 1924
Description: This pictorial map focuses on the Madison Isthmus, Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, and shows points of historical interest, buildings, parks, and I...
Map or Atlas

The University of Wisconsin Arboretum, Madison

Date: 1933
Description: Blue print and blue line print maps that show local streets, Nakoma Country Club, part of Lake Forest, and part of Lake Wingra. A legend is included that s...
Map or Atlas

Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1945
Description: This maps shows roads, railroads, parks, recreational areas, Lake Wingra, Lake Monona, and part of Lake Mendota. The map includes pictorial images that dep...
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Engraving of the Peck Cabin, after the painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. Caption at bottom reads: "First House in Madison. 1837."
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 
Description: Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba...
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 
Description: Photograph of a woodcut of the Eben and Roseline Peck cabin. It was built by or for Roseline, the first white settler in Madison. The drawing was inspired ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Madison Township

Date: 1924
Description: A map of the Madison Township, T7N R9E including Lake Mendota showing the location of Ho Chunk encampments and effigy mounds.

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