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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Officers of the 5th Wisconsin Company K

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Description: Photograph from a newspaper of three officers from Company K of the 5th Wisconsin: Lieutenant Lewis A. Day, Lieutenant Alfred T. Fleetwood, and Captain Sha...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee County

Date: 1886
Description: Detail of map including plans of the National Soldiers' home.
Print

Women Uniting To End the War Logo

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Description: Logo for Women Uniting To End the War consisting of a shopping cart with an X over it.
Print

Bridge of Steamboats

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Description: A fleet of steamboats used by General Joseph Bailey of the Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry constructing a bridge across the Atchafalaya passage of General Banks' ...
Drawing

The Siege of Petersburg

Date: 1865
Description: The siege of Petersburg, VA, April 2-9, 1965. From a sketch by James Kiness.
Print

Sinking of the "Albemarle"

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Description: Sinking of the "Albemarle." Lieut. Cushing (?) torpedoing the ALBEMARLE.
Print

Received on Deposit, Ten Cents

Date: 08 20 1862
Description: Confederate wildcat money used during the Civil War.
Print

Offer of Receiver of Commutation Money

Date: 11 23 1863
Description: A receipt made out to Abraham Gilman for the $300 he paid to avoid serving his draft duty in the Civil War.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Obituary Notice of William H. Upham

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Description: Obituary notice of William H. Upham reported in a Racine, Wisconsin newspaper.
Photograph

Lt. Ronald Reagan and Corp. Craig Stevens in "This is the Army"

Date: 1943
Description: Lt. Ronald Reagan and Corp. Craig Stevens on the set of the Warner Brothers' film "This is the Army."
Photograph

Ronald Reagan in "This is the Army"

Date: 1943
Description: Ronald Reagan on the set of the Warner Bros. film "This is the Army."
Drawing

Fort Defiance

Date: 1994
Description: Drawing of Fort Defiance.
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...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Town of Astor : (John Jacob Astor, Ramsay Crooks & Robert Stuart): Proprietors

Date: 1835
Description: Map shows the Fox River, lot and block numbers, private claims, streets, a public squares, a manual labour school, and Fort Howard. An inset map shows a pl...
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...
Photograph

Battle Trophies

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Description: Entrance into Berlin of the first battle trophies on Sedantage (anniversary of the Battle of Sedan). The column is being led by Colonel Jakobi.
Photograph

Fort Howard

Date: 1867
Description: Elevated view of Fort Howard, from the top of a grain elevator, when it was being destroyed to make room for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway switchyar...

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