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Nelson Catlin Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated illustration of a farmhouse, with fences around it, a cowboy on horseback overseeing cattle, and a horse-drawn carriage on the street in front of ...
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Old Mission House Buildings (Lakeland College)

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Description: View of a few buildings with a grove of trees in the yard, and a fence running across the foreground. The school buildings of the old Mission House, showin...
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Union Commanders

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Description: "Generals of our Army, 1861", with Union generals: Lt. General Winfield Scott, Maj. General George B. McClellan, Maj. General John A. Dix, Maj. General Nat...
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Death of Colonel Ellsworth

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Description: An artist's representation of the death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth at the Marshall House, the first casualty of the Civil War. Lieutenant Francis Brownell ...
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Madison Zouaves

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Description: Composite of oval-shaped photographic portraits of Madison Zouaves, a Civil War unit from Madison, Wisconsin. Each portrait is numbered. Handwritten on bac...
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The Soldier's Dream of Home

Date: 1862
Description: "The Soldier's Dream of Home," a Currier and Ives lithograph, handcolored.
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Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1857
Description: Illustration of an early design for the 3rd Wisconsin State Capitol, the second in Madison. Caption reads: "State Capitol at Madison — Donnel & Kutzbock, A...
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Transporting the Wounded

Date: 1853
Description: "Transporting the Wounded". Wood engraving from a drawing by Seth Eastman, from the Aboriginal Portfolio by Mary H. Eastman, 1853.
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Death Whoop

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Description: "Death Whoop" an engraving after a drawing by Seth Eastman from the American Aboriginal Portfolio.
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State Normal School

Date: 1878
Description: State Normal School in Whitewater.
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Wolf River House

Date: 1914
Description: The Wolf River House. The advertisement reads: "The Wolf River House; Hunters' and Fishermen's Resort; Rates $1.50 per day - $9.00 per week; Special Rates ...
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View of Southport

Date: 1842
Description: Lithograph of Southport.
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Whitefish Bay

Date: 1888
Description: Illustration of Whitefish Bay Resort.
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Irving School

Date: 1958
Description: An architectural rendering of Irving School.
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Across Bridge in Wauwatosa

Date: 1870
Description: An advertisement featuring Wauwatosa, showing the First Baptist Church, on the left, built in 1854 and the First Congregational Church, on the right built ...
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Southport From the Water

Date: 10 1844
Description: View from a pile-driver on the north pier of the community then known as Southport. The pier visible at left center, constructed between 1840-1842, was th...
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Kenosha's Countryside

Date: 1872
Description: An excerpt from "Picturesque America," ed. Bryant, (1872).
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Methodist Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Church.
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1930
Description: A lithograph of the Grace Episcopal Church with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background.
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Jones Hardware Advertisement

Date: 1873
Description: An advertisement for John N. Jones, Dealer in Hardware, which appeared in the 1873 Madison City Directory.

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