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Drawing

The Chequamegon Hotel

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Description: Lithograph depicting the Chequamegon Hotel from the Ashland harbor.
Drawing

Madison Capital House

Date: 1853
Description: Illustration of the Capital house, a first-class hotel, copied from page 320 of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion.
Drawing

Depiction of Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 1895
Description: View of the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel grounds, located on Lake Monona in Blooming Grove Township, just outside of Madison. The hotel opened in 1879 and on Ju...
Poster

Travel By Train, Atlantic City Travel Poster

Date: 1932
Description: An original lithograph promoting Atlantic City as "the playground of the world," and to get there by way of train travel. The poster depicts the buildings ...
Poster

Crimean War Themed Advertising Broadside

Date: 05 1854
Description: This yellow and black wood block print broadside ties England and France's declaration of war against Russia during the Crimean War into a war against high...
Map or Atlas

Profile [of Blue Mounds]

Date: 1864
Description: This map is pen and watercolor on paper and shows a profile and the geological formation of Blue Mound. Also shown is the location of Arnold's Hotel and Br...
Map or Atlas

Highway Map and Guide of Wisconsin

Date: 1935
Description: This blue lined map shows the major roads and cities of Wisconsin. The map includes an index, hotel and cafe advertisements, as well as advertisements for ...
Map or Atlas

MWM Highway Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1935
Description: This blue lined map ("compliments of Black Eagle Oil Company") shows the major roads and cities of Wisconsin. The map includes an index, hotel and cafe adv...
Map or Atlas

1937 Official Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1937
Description: This map shows the major cities, towns, highways, roads, lakes, and rivers of Wisconsin and some of the neighboring states. An index is included on the fro...
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin

Date: 1941
Description: This map highlights the fishing district and shows labeled rivers, lakes, cities, county boundaries and points of interest. The map includes a list of trai...

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