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Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.
Photograph

Meggett Building on Barstow

Date: 1884
Description: Stereograph of three-story brick building on a dirt road.
Photograph

Barstow Street and the Meggett Building

Date: 1884
Description: Stereograph view with the Meggett building on the right hand side, and another building along the left hand side. A church's steeple is visible behind the ...
Photograph

Stanley, Wisconsin

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph view of a construction scene in Stanley.
Photograph

Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, Eben Peck.
Book or Pamphlet

Runaway Slave

Date: 1837
Description: Image of a runaway slave with stick and satchel.
Photograph

Stephen Nicholas

Date: 1895
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Stephen Nicholas (1840-1901) of Chilton, Wisconsin. Stephen was a member of the Narragansett tribe. He served with Co. D, 1st ...
Photograph

Lydia Willms

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Lydia Willms (b. 1896). She is resting her hand on a chair, and is wearing a dress, ribbons a...
Photograph

Armchair in a Wooded Setting

Date: 1875
Description: James Gates Percival's old armchair, upholstered with carpeting. The chair is displayed outdoors, sitting on a crocheted throw in the grass with trees in t...
Book or Pamphlet

Patterson & Brothers Twine Binder Inside Spread

Date: 1883
Description: Inside spread of advertising brochure for Patterson and Brothers, manufacturers of agricultural equipment, Patterson, Ontario, Canada. Features a chromolit...
Photograph

Unidentified Woman

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait of a woman posing in a studio, leaning on what appears to be a framed picture on a decorated easel.
Print

Charles Francis Adams

Date: 1871
Description: Facsimile engraving of Charles Francis Adams Sr., Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district (1859-1861) and ...

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