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Drawing

Queen's Bluff below Trempealeau

Date: 1872
Description: The sidewheel packet, Red Wing, in the Mississippi River near Queen's Bluff below Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
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...
Postcard

Stevens Point Railroad Bridge

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Description: Colorized view depicting the Wisconsin Central Railroad bridge at Stevens Point, with several men standing on top of the bridge painting the structure. Cap...
Drawing

Perspective of Olin Terraces

Date: 1938
Description: Reproduction of a color rendering of Olin Terraces, an early proposal for a Madison civic center by Frank Lloyd Wright. This perspective is the view from ...
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

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

Wooden Well in Dekorra

Date: 1850
Description: Black and white ink drawing of an old wooden well.
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.
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

Elevated View over River

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

View of Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1885
Description: Illustrated view of Superior, as well as Omaha, Kansas City, St. Paul, and Winnipeg. Caption reads: "Superior - The Last Possible Great Marine City in the ...
Drawing

Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1845
Description: A pencil drawing of Tower HIll complex.
Map or Atlas

Original Madison Plat Map

Date: 07 01 1836
Description: Original plat map of the town of Madison on the four lakes.
Map or Atlas

Railroad Plan

Date: 1870
Description: Railroad plan of Prairie du Chien.
Map or Atlas

Green Lake County Abstract Plat Map, Page 2

Date: 06 28 1958
Description: Official plat map drawn in ink and watercolor, T. 15 N, R. 11 E.
Drawing

Log Raft on the Black River

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Description: Log raft and paddle steamer on the mouth of the Black River. On the banks of the river, there are buildings of a town visible.
Map or Atlas

Railroad Map of Lake Superior Region -- Extension

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Description: Hand-drawn, folded extension of map, rendered on notebook paper.
Map or Atlas

Missouri Map

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Description: Map of Missouri with major cities, rivers, and railroads marked.
Map or Atlas

Map of Daniel Boone Camps

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Description: A hand-drawn map of the Boone camps on the Kentucky River.
Map or Atlas

Map of Powell's Valley and Clinch Valley

Date: 11 26 1883
Description: A hand-drawn map of the Clinch and Powell's Valleys, including the Cumberland Mountains, Powell's Mountains and Clinch Mountains.

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