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Poster

Milwaukee Mardi Gras

Date: 02 21 1882
Description: Chromolithograph poster advertising a Milwaukee Mardi Gras celebration, arranged by the Turnverein and Milwaukee Musical Societies, and held at the Exposit...
Painting

Cover of Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape

Date: 1973
Description: Cover for the Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted is a river cascading over rocks, and some trees in the foreground. The Wisconsin ...
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee from Bay View.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1854
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee looking east toward Lake Michigan from a bluff, long since graded into a slope, at about 6th Street between Wisconsin Avenue a...
Print

Prison for Confederate Soldiers at Rock Island

Date: 1864
Description: Aerial view, probably from a lithograph, of the prison for Confederate soldiers at Rock Island.
Book or Pamphlet

James Expedition Map

Date: 02 1823
Description: A map featuring the North American expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains led by Edwin James.
Map or Atlas

Carte de l’Egypte Ancienne et Moderne, in Atlas Universel

Date: 1798
Description: Engraved and hand-colored map of Egypt. Map title appears on bottom left as a carving in stone next ...
Map or Atlas

Historical Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1937
Description: Pictorial map showing historical events and locations within the state of Wisconsin, as well as waterways and counties. Original caption on the bottom marg...
Map or Atlas

The C-K Road Map of Wisconsin. Section 1

Date: 1896
Description: This map shows railroads, ordinary roads, good roads, township lines, county lines, county boundaries, towns, lakes, and rivers in the southeastern part ...
Map or Atlas

Forest Conditions of Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This map shows the conditions of the forest. Includes a color legend in left margin, depicting the various conditions. Original caption reads, "Compiled by...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Designed to show the General Geology, Climatology, Distribution of Timber, Population, &c. of the State

Date: 1862
Description: This map shows the population by county, the basic geology, climate, and the distribution of timber within the state of Wisconsin. It shows mean seasonal t...
Map or Atlas

Lines of Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. in Wisconsin

Date: 1916
Description: This map shows railroads, cities, rivers, lakes, and county boundaries. Select railroads are outlined in red. Portions of western Wisconsin Minnesota are v...
Map or Atlas

Map of Polk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1902
Description: This map shows townships, land parcels, schools, rivers, lakes, creameries, churches, cemeteries, roads, post offices, town halls, saw mills, roads and sto...
Map or Atlas

Official AAA Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: This map features a road map with a legend and scale. The bigger cities and towns are highlighted in green. The back of the map includes an index, advertis...
Map or Atlas

Official Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: A road map of Wisconsin sponsored by Conoco. The front side includes and index, scale, and legend. The reverse side includes United States road map, and i...
Map or Atlas

1934 Official Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: Road map of Wisconsin compliments of Phillips Petroleum Company. The front side includes an index and scale. The reverse side shows a generic road map of t...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1906
Description: This map shows the cities, counties (outlined in yellow and labeled), rivers, lakes, and the major highways and freeways of Wisconsin and parts of the surr...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin : Especially Prepared for Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Date: 1910
Description: This map of shows railway lines in red, with railroad land grant in Taylor, Price, and Ashland Counties shaded red, on top of the cities, counties, highway...
Map or Atlas

Sections of the Blue Mounds: Section Through the Line A.B. Showing the Denudation E. Blue Mound Br. to the Wisconsin River

Date: 1864
Description: This map is pen and watercolor on paper and shows a profile and geological sections of the Blue Mounds, Hollow Run, Bogies Hollow Run, Bear Creek, East Bre...

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