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| Date: | 01 12 1844 |
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| Description: | Letter from Thomas Steel, Waukesha County physician and farmer, to his father, James Steel, in London, England. It includes a hand-drawn map of Milwaukee C... |
| Date: | 02 22 1899 |
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| Description: | The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu. |
| Date: | 06 30 1855 |
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| Description: | Certificate of appointment for George B. Bingham as 1st Lieutenant, Milwaukee Light Guards. |
| Date: | 02 18 1862 |
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| Description: | George W. Noble's commission as First Sergeant in the Wisconsin 2nd Cavalry. |
| Date: | 04 15 1865 |
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| Description: | Banner from newspaper from the day after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. |
| Date: | 04 15 1865 |
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| Description: | Newsprint extra about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It appeared on the back page of publication with a time line of events as they occurred. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Letterhead for the Pfister & Vogel Leather Co., with an engraving of a bird's-eye view of the city (signed Ma-- Richards, Mil Wis) advertising the "Nationa... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | This map shows plat of town, local streets, numbered blocks and lots, proposed city park, Murray’s addition, and part of Lake Michigan. Also includes a tab... |
| Date: | 08 1889 |
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| Description: | A key to the members of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers, consisting of a piece of paper with numbered circles punched through it. When this key is p... |
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