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The Schooner "Moonlight"

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Description: The three mast schooner "Moonlight" under sail. Painting numbered No. 65. The American schooner "Moonlight" was built in Milwaukee, 1874. At one time she w...
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The Rouse Simmons

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Description: The three masted schooner, Rouse Simmons.
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Fort Crawford

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Description: Painting of Fort Crawford on the panel of an oak door.
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Gill's Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Boat and dock.
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Bridge Over Mississippi River

Date: 1891
Description: A painting of the new (as of 1891) bridge over the Mississippi River in La Crosse. The bridge was built by the Clinton Bridge Co. Captions read: "North sid...
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Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View of Main Street, looking north on Gasper Street.
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Gorge of the St. Croix

Date: 1845
Description: View of the gorge at St. Croix with a boat and multiple figures visible in the background.
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Cheever's Mill

Date: 1845
Description: View of Cheever's Mill, located on the St. Croix River.
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Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: Buildings along Wisconsin River.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1840
Description: Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River.
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Marquette and Joliet Discover the Mississippi River

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Description: A painting depicting Marquette and Joliet in a birch bark canoe with two other men during their excursion on the Mississippi River, which they discovered o...
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Grand Chute Painting

Date: 1856
Description: " . . . At Grand Chute stood the young settlement of Appleton. Although only a few years old, it already boasted a college, named, as was the village itsel...
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"Park" Columbus, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: View along dirt path in a park. There is a soldier's monument in the background just beyond trees, and a brick building on the left.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of a gyroscope on a black speckled background with dashed white lines extending in six directions from the center. Lower right-hand corner...

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