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Book or Pamphlet

Naw-Kaw or Wood

Date: 1838
Description: Naw-Kaw or Wood. Hand-colored lithograph from History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
Painting

Henry Dodge

Date: 1836
Description: A detail of a full-length portrait of Henry Dodge.
Painting

Pocahontas

Date: 1832
Description: Portrait of Pocahontas.
Painting

Florantha Thompson Sproat

Date: 1838
Description: Waist-up portrait of Florantha Thompson Sproat.
Painting

Abby Louise Smith Tallmadge

Date: 1833
Description: Abigail Louise Smith Tallmadge (1804-1857) was the daughter of a New York judge and the mother of nine children. This portrait of Mrs. Tallmadge was painte...
Painting

Nathaniel P. Tallmadge

Date: 1833
Description: "Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher (Feb. 8, 1795-Nov. 2, 1864), lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator from N.Y., territorial governor of Wisconsin, b. Chatham, N.Y. ...
Painting

Waumegesako

Date: 1839
Description: Painted portrait of Wa-me-ge-sa-ko, or The Wampum, the head chief of the Chippewas, Pottawattamies and Ottawas.
Map or Atlas

Map of Rodolf Family Farm

Date: 1833
Description: Township/section map showing Rodolf land and nearby neighbors.
Painting

Rodolf Farm

Date: 1834
Description: View of Rodolf farm.
Painting

Tshusick

Date: 1835
Description: Portrait of Tshusick, an Chippewa (Ojibwa) woman, that appeared in Volume I of The History of Indian Tribes by Thomas McKenney and James Hall.
Print

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...
Painting

Black Hawk

Date: 05 1833
Description: Painting of Black Hawk by Robert M. Sully. Black Hawk, a Native American Sauk warrior and leader, sought to attack and drive out the settlers in the Blue M...
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Madison

Date: 1836
Description: The top map is the "Plat of Madison the Capitol of Wisconsin." The bottom map is the "Map of the Four Lake Country. Taken from the Township Maps in the U.S...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Settled Part of Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1838
Description: Compiled from the latest authorities. Published by Hinman and Dutton.
Photograph

Racine House

Date: 1839
Description: Exterior view of the Racine House with multiple horse-drawn wagons and figures standing in front.
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1837
Description: Photographic print of an amateur painting, probably representing the "first house in Madison, Wisconsin." The Peck Cabin, one of the many free variations o...
Photograph

Chief Ta-vah-puts - Anaglyph

Date: 1837
Description: Stereograph of Ta-vah-puts, Chief of the U-in-tah Utes, standing in a field.
Painting

Wabokieshiek (White Cloud)

Date: 1833
Description: Oil portrait of Wa-bo-kia-skiek or White Cloud the Prophet.

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