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Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention

Date: 04 1854
Description: Poster advertising an Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention at Young's Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 13th, 1854. The poster attempts to unite indivi...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Beginning page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Fourth page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, a...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Second page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, a...
Manuscript

Indian Treaty Signed at Prairie du Chien

Date: 08 19 1825
Description: Third page of the Treaty between the United States and the Chippewa, Sauk, Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, an...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee County

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

The Siege of Petersburg

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

City of London

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

Ellis and Steward Motor for Harvesting Machinery Patent Cover

Date: 02 16 1897
Description: Patent No. 577,105, Patented February 16, 1897 by G.H. Ellis and J.F. Steward. Page one of two.
Map or Atlas

Map of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: This map includes business directories, statistical table, distance table, list of county officers, and illustrated views of residential and commercial pro...
Map or Atlas

Plat of the Town of Fond du Lac: At the South End of Winnebaygo Lake

Date: 1836
Description: This map shows land parcels, streets, the Fond du Lac River, Lake Winnebaygo (Winnebago), and blocks. Certification is on the left hand corner. The back of...
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

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...
Magazine or Periodical

Edison's Electric Generator in Scientific American

Date: 10 18 1879
Description: Depiction of Edison's Electric Generator in the weekly journal of practical information, art, science, chemistry and manufactures. It is an electrical gene...
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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