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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...
Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol (Second) Sketch

Date: 1851
Description: A watercolor view of Madison. Prominent on the left side of King Street is the Madison Hotel.
Photograph

Fort Howard and Soldiers in a Boat

Date: 1851
Description: View of five soldiers rowing in a boat, beside a dock, with another soldier standing on the dock. The fort is in the background, complete with the fortifie...
Drawing

Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: Several men rowing in a boat near Fort Howard that has an American Flag, barracks, and various related military buildings enclosed behind a wall.
Map or Atlas

Railroad and Steamboat Map of Lake Superior

Date: 1851
Description: Map of the Lake Superior region showing the railroad and steamboat connection.
Map or Atlas

Colton's Township Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1851
Description: Map exhaustively marks the townships, County Towns and villages of Wisconsin. It also shows rivers, canals, railroads, and plank roads. Each county's popul...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin, a Sectional Map with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1851
Description: Map outlines mid and southern Wisconsin county boundaries in blue, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include mines, plank roads, and railroads.
Map or Atlas

Hawks Addition to Delafield

Date: 1851
Description: Ink and pencil on paper. Shows plat of Delafield and local streets. Streets running left to right, top to bottom, are "Main Street 66 feet," "Wells Street ...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Madison The Capital of Wisconsin

Date: 1851
Description: This map shows plats with lots and block numbers of Madison. The far left corner features "University Ground" and some streets are labeled. Lake Monona is ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the State of Michigan and the Surrounding Country : Exhibiting the Sections and the Latest Surveys

Date: 1851
Description: This map shows townships, villages, Indian villages, railroads, roads, mills, prairies, swamps, and canals. An inset map shows a plat of the copper distric...
Print

Call of the West

Date: 1851
Description: Engraved view of a wagon train heading into Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1851
Description: Elevated view of a central street lined with businesses. Automobiles are parked at the curbs. There is a large building with columns on the left near an op...
Postcard

Panel of the Brown County Court House

Date: 1851
Description: Elevated view across water towards Fort Howard. In the foreground is a man standing on a pier, and in the water nearby are five men rowing in a boat. Capti...
Photograph

Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...

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