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Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1856
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859.
Drawing

Plan of the Town of Clarksville

Date: 1780
Description: Hand-drawn plan for the layout of the town of Clarksville, bordering Mayfield Creek and Liberty Creek. Fort Jefferson is shown between the townsite and the...
Photograph

Haymarket Square Rally

Date: 05 04 1886
Description: Photograph of an artistic rendering of a rally held at Haymarket Square on May 4, 1886, before the explosion of the bomb. Haymarket Square is at the Inters...
Map or Atlas

Map of Mineral Point

Date: 1840
Description: A hand-drawn plat map of Mineral Point, Wisconsin showing street layout and location of buildings.
Book or Pamphlet

Menominee Indian Village, Wolf River

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Description: A Menominee Indian Village on Wolf River. There are dwellings on the shore and many people in canoes are on the river.
Drawing

Albion College

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

Bank of Algoma

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Description: View across street toward the bank. Caption reads: "Bank of Algoma, Algoma, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Township No. 7N Map

Date: 03 30 1835
Description: Map of township # 7N, range no. 10 east, 4th meridian, including Third Lake.
Drawing

Mills in Appleton, Wisconsin-15,000 Lbs. Daily

Date: 1870
Description: Sketch of the Fox River, a train, the mill, a warehouse, and a steamboat.
Drawing

Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

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Description: Exterior of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot .
Drawing

High School

Date: 1869
Description: View of the Berlin High School, with children playing and people walking in the foreground.
Drawing

Mormon House

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Description: View of the Mormon house.
Drawing

Cliff House, "A Pleasant Summer Resort"

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Description: View of the Cliff House on the lake, with pine trees surrounding the property, and a cliff behind the building.
Print

St. Paul's Cathedral

Date: 1900
Description: View of St. Paul's Cathedral. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Catherdal, Fond du Lac".
Print

Duncan's Coal Docks

Date: 1896
Description: View of W.E. Duncan's coal docks.
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.
Drawing

Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office

Date: 1857
Description: Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office. This was the first newspaper published in Wisconsin. The building was on Main Street. This drawing appeared in an...
Drawing

Transportation Museum

Date: 1957
Description: Plot plan for a proposed transportation museum.
Drawing

Elevated View over River

Date: 1876
Description: View looking southeast over river from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator.
Drawing

Important Causes of Death in Wisconsin 1912

Date: 1912
Description: Illustration of a chart listing "important causes of death in Wisconsin". Extra text reads "You Make Life What It Is!" and "What will the Future bring You ...

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