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The Upper Deck of the "Saint Paul"

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Description: The upper deck of the sidewheel excursion, "Saint Paul" with smoke streaming from smokestacks. A child is sitting in a chair on the deck. Later named Senat...
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Colonial Britannia Dishware

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Description: Early American Britannia dishware.
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Dr. Birge on Trout Lake

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge paddling on a raft in Trout Lake. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remaine...
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Imperial Hotel Luggage Tag

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Description: Luggage tag from the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The luggage tag is part of an album of images of the hot...
Drawing

Albion College

Date: 1869
Description: Engraving of an elevated view of Albion College.
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Residential Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of a residential street in Beloit.
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Old Beecher Tavern

Date: 1935
Description: Tavern in a state of deterioration, with rubble in front. The tavern is partly obscured by an oak tree, and a white house stands behind the tavern.
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Hiram Vroman's Residence

Date: 07 1933
Description: Hiram Vroman's residence located in the area known as Stoner's Prairie.
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Stony Hill School

Date: 06 14 1946
Description: View of the school surrounded by trees, out in an overgrown field during a warm season. Stony Hill School house, where the first Flag Day was celebrated on...
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Stony Hill School

Date: 06 14 1946
Description: Stony Hill School house, where the first Flag Day was celebrated on June 14, 1885.
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Library and Lunch Room

Date: 1910
Description: View of some storefronts, including a lunch room, and a library on a dirt road.
Drawing

Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: Several men rowing in a boat near Fort Howard that has an American Flag, barracks, and various related military buildings enclosed behind a wall.
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Tank Cottage in the Summer

Date: 1930
Description: View of the cottage from the outside, with trees and plants surrounding it. A garden is in the foreground with a low-lying brick wall. The cottage's porch ...
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Theodore Pomeroy

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Description: A carte-de-visite portrait of Theodore Pomeroy of Decatur, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Mustered out July 8...
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Willow River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: Willow River Falls. Text at right reads: "Published by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minn. Willow River Falls Near Hudeson, Wis."
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Falls of Saint Anthony

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Description: Falls of Saint Anthony with Saint Paul on the opposite shoreline in the background.
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Town of Victory

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Description: Elevated view form hill of the town of Victory on the bank of a river.
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Bridge at Chattanooga

Date: 1864
Description: Carte-de-visite of a bridge at Chattanooga with a steamship passing nearby.
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Bridge at Saint Paul

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Description: A carte-de-visite of an 1790 foot long bridge, 90 feet above the Mississippi River, with the main span at a length of 240 feet in length, at Saint Paul Min...
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Man in Buggy

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Description: A carte-de-visite of a man in a buggy.

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