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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built...
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The Fur-Trader's House on Yellow Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: This house was located among the Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians. Here Hölzlhuber and his companions took shelter in an uncomfortable stable one night, after an ...
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Four Arrowheads

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of four arrowheads used by PaleoIndians from Wisconsin. The types from left to right are: clovis, folsum, lanceolate and scottsbluff.
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Oneota Farmer

Date: 1997
Description: A painting of an Oneota farmer with village in the background.
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Bark Shelter

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of a shelter made of bark with child inside of it.
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Flintknapper

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of a person flintknapping, a process used to make prehistoric stone tools.
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Oneota Pottery

Date: 1997
Description: Oneota pottery and shell spoon with assorted vegetables, including corn, beans, and a gourd.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba...

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