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Cabin Drawing in Thomas Steel Letter

Date: 01 12 1844
Description: A pen and ink drawing of a log cabin, pork casks, and a washtub, contained in a letter written by Thomas Steel, Waukesha County farmer and physician, to hi...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Oconomowoc, Wis. Waukesha County

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Oconomowoc.
Map or Atlas

Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye map of Menomonee Falls.
Map or Atlas

Waukesha, Wis.

Date: 1857
Description: Elevated view of Waukesha with two women wearing dresses with a boy in long pants and tam o'shanter hat in foreground against a split-rail fence. Beyond th...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Waukesha

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waukesha, county seat of Waukesha County.
Map or Atlas

Oconomowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Birds-eye drawing of Oconomowoc depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, Oconomowoc River, Fowler Lake, and La Belle Lake. A reference key a...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Waukesha

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Waukesha, looking southwest, with insets of State Industrial School, Court House, and Fountain Spring House.
Map or Atlas

Lake Region of Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Colored bird's-eye map of Oconomowoc and the Lake Region, Waukesha County. Looking North from Government Hill. Location key below image identifies 24 Hotel...
Photograph

Students at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Students gather in the schoolyard at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. A group of four boys is seen in the foreground, while dozens of others stand...
Photograph

Students in snow outside State Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Winter scene with four students from the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys standing outside on the snow-covered school grounds.
Photograph

Hawks Tavern

Date: 1884
Description: Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with men on the porch and trees in the yard on each side.
Photograph

St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church

Date: 1863
Description: Exterior of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church, with trees and a fence in the foreground.
Photograph

Spence's Observation Tower

Date: 1877
Description: View of Spence's observation tower. There is a group of people standing on its upper balcony.
Postcard

Centennial Souvenir Post Card

Date: 1860
Description: Two aerial views of Waukesha, looking east. Captions read: "Centennial Souvenir Post Card 1834-1934," "Waukesha Wisconsin — 1860 (Lookng East)" and "Waukes...
Photograph

Lindsley House

Date: 1890
Description: Round-framed view of the house in which Rev. A.L. Lindsley and his family lived in 1846. In it were born Julia West, Addison Alexander, and Justus (who die...
Photograph

Stone Church

Date: 1890
Description: Round-framed view of Stone Church, built by Rev. A.L. Lindsley.
Photograph

Glenn's Mineral Spring

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph view of Glenn's mineral spring.
Photograph

Fountain House

Date: 1878
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain House.
Photograph

Fountain Spring House

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain Spring House.
Photograph

Carroll College

Date: 1890
Description: View of Carroll College, with groups of men and women standing outside of the building.

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