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Peshtigo Fire

Date: 11 25 1871
Description: Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak...
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Reaper Contest!

Date: 05 30 1882
Description: Advertising handbill for the Osborne twine binder. Describes the results of a contest between the Osborne machine and machines made by McCormick, Deering, ...
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 1883
Description: Tonyawatha Spring Hotel from a descriptive brochure. The hotel opened in 1879 and was destroyed by fire on July 31, 1895.
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La Follette, Sr. Engraving

Date: 1904
Description: An engraved head and shoulders portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during the period when he was the governor of Wisconsin.
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Colonel Theodor C. Rodolf

Date: 1881
Description: Quarter-length engraving of Colonel Theodor C. Rodolf.
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Tshi-zun-hau-kau

Date: 1835
Description: Portrait of Tshi-zun-hau-kau, a Winnebago/Ho-Chunk warrior, that appeared in Volume II of the History of Indian Tribes by Thomas McKenney and James Hall in...
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Dr. Williams at the Wharton Trial

Date: 12 23 1871
Description: Illustration of Dr. Williams being sworn in as an expert medical witness at the Wharton trial.
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Views on Ethelwyn Farm

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Description: Ethelwyn Farm (The Teachers' Country Club), on Lake Monona.
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Executive Residence

Date: 1973
Description: An engraving of the Executive Residence, 130 East Gilman Street.
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Wartime Calendar with Woman on Tractor

Date: 1944
Description: International Harvester calendar showing a woman sitting in the seat of a tractor with the image of soldiers eating in the clouds above. A caption reads: "...
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International Truck Calendar

Date: 1920
Description: Calendar advertising "International Motor Trucks." Features a color illustration of men unloading crates of produce from the back of a truck in a city squa...
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International Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1946
Description: Advertising poster for International heavy-duty trucks showing color illustration of a "Western Freighter" truck on a mountain road. Includes the text: "in...
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International Loadstar Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1976
Description: Advertising poster for International Loadstar trucks featuring color illustrations including the "economizer," "binder," "sundance" and the DT-466 engine.
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International Crawler Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 02 1951
Description: Advertising poster for International crawler tractors (TracTracTors). Features a photograph of a man operating a TD-24 crawler tractor under the title: "pu...
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International TD-24 Crawler Tractor Advertisement

Date: 07 1951
Description: Advertising proof for International TD-24 crawler tractors (TracTracTors) showing a logging operation. Includes the text "big red beats the devil." Produce...
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Keenan House

Date: 1973
Description: Keenan House at 28 East Gilman Street. The house was built in 1858 by Napoleon Bonaparte Van Slyke.
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Kendall House

Date: 1973
Description: The Kendall house at 104 East Gilman Street, built by J.E. Kendall in 1885.
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View of Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1935
Description: View of Sturgeon Bay.
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Signal Oak, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1956
Description: View of the Signal Oak taken from the original, which was the first in a series of Heritage Prints. The idea for the series was conceived by the First Nati...
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Ripon College

Date: 1873
Description: View of several buildings on the grounds of Ripon College. Caption reads: "Ripon College, Ripon City, Wis."

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