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Jens Jensen and Youths

Date: 1949
Description: Landscape architect Jens Jensen and youth from the Madison Youth Council at Glenwood Children's park on their clean-up work day. The park was planned and d...
Photograph

International Scout Terra Pickup Truck

Date: 1980
Description: Advertising photograph of the International Scout Terra pickup truck.
Photograph

Aerial View of Residential Area

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Valley Fair Mall, with a residential area beyond it on both sides of a river, all surrounded by trees and farmland.
Photograph

New Guinea Coast

Date: 1942
Description: View over water towards the New Guinea coast from a boat. A larger boat is on the right and several smaller craft in the center. A pier is on the shoreline...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 543-553

Date: 
Description: The first time out of doors in shirtsleeves is a moment of kindlier feeling,
of stern and lonely reservations gladly set aside.

With the passing ...
Print

City of London

Date: 1810
Description: View of the city of Lincoln, England. Photocopy after an engraving by B.G. Topham.
Print

Apostle Islands Visit

Date: 07 2001
Description: David Obey poses with Park Ranger Geoffrey Smith on the left and Martin Hanson on the right. They are standing on the beach with water and land in the back...
Map or Atlas

Stockbridge Reservation

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows landownership circa 1848 in the old Stockbridge Indian reservation on Lake Winnebago in Calumet County. It is oriented with north to the lef...
Map or Atlas

Chippewa and St. Croix Rivers

Date: 1935
Description: Original created in 1788, this facsimile map shows the routes traveled by Perrault, an early voyageur in Northern America.
Map or Atlas

Ashland, Siskiwit, and Iron River R.R.

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows AS&IR Railroad between Siskiwit and Nash (with dock), a proposed extension of AS&IR Railroad "now under construction" between Superior and N...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse as Seen from Cliffwood : [and] Cliffwood as Seen from La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: This set of photocopy bird's-eye-view maps include one view looking west from the top of Wisconsin River bluffs; and a second view looking east towards La ...
Map or Atlas

Town of Milltown, Polk County

Date: 1900
Description: This photocopy map shows landownership and mills in T35N, R17W as it appeared in 1885. Rice Lake, Little Balsam Lake, and Half Moon Lake are labeled.
Map or Atlas

Survey of the Wiskonsin and Neenah (or Fox) Rivers

Date: 1839
Description: This map oriented with north to the upper right shows portage between the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, as well as line of proposed construction for defense ag...
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien and Its Vicinity

Date: 1900
Description: This photocopy map shows marshes, woods, buildings, and selected features including islands, mounds, old Fort Crawford, and "new site for a fort in questio...
Map or Atlas

Private Claims on Prairie du Chien

Date: 1942
Description: This photocopy plat map represents the relative position and size of the sloughs and islands in the Mississippi River, opposite Prairie du Chien.
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1900
Description: This photocopy map shows blocks, lots, subdivisions, city wards, buildings, some landownership, and the Mississippi River. The map margins include business...
Map or Atlas

Sawyer County

Date: 1906
Description: A diagram of Township No 37 Range No 8 in Sawyer County.
Map or Atlas

Sawyer County Land Owners

Date: 1906
Description: A list of owners of land in Township No 37 Range No 8 in Sawyer County.
Map or Atlas

Sawyer County

Date: 1924
Description: A map of Sawyer County, T37N Meteor R8W.
Photograph

Zerk Family Christmas Card

Date: 
Description: A holiday card featuring Lake Dunmovin on the Zerk estate. The mansion is in the background on the left. On the opposite shoreline on the right is an arche...

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