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Photograph

Swimming in the Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline.
Painting

Marquette and Joliet

Date: 1921
Description: Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Map

Date: 1848
Description: In 1849, northern Wisconsin was composed of huge sectional regions such as Chippewa, Portage, Brown and Crawford, whereas southern Wisconsin was constitute...
Photograph

Panorama of La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: Panoramic view of La Crosse.
Photograph

"American Queen"

Date: 2007
Description: The paddle wheel of the "American Queen."
Photograph

"Delta Queen"

Date: 2004
Description: The "Delta Queen" steamboat at dock. People are walking across the gangplank toward the shoreline.
Photograph

The Great Artesian Fountain - Anaglyph

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the backside...
Map or Atlas

Appleton's General War Map of the United States

Date: 1860
Description: This colored map shows railroad lines east of the Mississippi as well as in the states bordering the Mississippi River. The Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico ...
Map or Atlas

Geologic Map of Wisconsin : Showing Artesian Conditions and Elevations of the Pre-Cambrian

Date: 1915
Description: This map shows the extent of Wisconsin and pre-Wisconsin drift. The bottom left of the map includes a map categorizing the colors used into geologic period...

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