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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1860
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane designed by Stephen V. Shipman (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Young Andreas Larsen Dahl

Date: 1860
Description: Studio portrait of the young Andreas Larsen Dahl taken in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, before he immigrated to the United States in 1869. Dahl was born ...
Print

James Buchanan

Date: 1860
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, 1857-1861. Buchanan was born in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylva...
Painting

On Horicon Lake in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: In April of 1860 Hölzlhuber took the railway from Milwaukee to Lake Horicon to visit the small town that was developing on its shore. Since the settlers we...
Painting

A Journey on the Steamer 'Milwaukee'

Date: 1860
Description: In his journal Hölzlhuber described his departure from Milwaukee. "I spent the last night from May 3rd to 4th, 1860, upon the ocean steamer Milwaukee
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Lawrence College Campus

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated illustration of the Lawrence College Campus with snow on the ground.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1860
Description: Stereograph of a Methodist Church with a lawn, trees and a fence.
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Aztalan Church

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of Aztalan church, built in 1852.
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of multiple buildings in Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill. Many roads and fences cross the fields. Wooded hills are in the background. ...
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Aerial View of Farmhouses

Date: 1860
Description: Farmhouses near P. Rodenschmit Hill.
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Garden City Brewery

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of the Garden City Brewery, built in 1854. A person is on horseback in the yard below on the left, and a man is standing above them in an ope...
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Wisconsin Institute for the Deaf and Dumb

Date: 1860
Description: Engraved print of the institute. The building has dome, and at the top is a wind vane. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Institute for the Deaf & Dumb."
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Koll Schoolhouse

Date: 1860
Description: Koll schoolhouse in Truax Prairie.
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Wesleyan Seminary in Eau Claire

Date: 1860
Description: Front entry to the Wesleyan Seminary. It was built in the early 1860's on the site of the present High School building.
Drawing

American House

Date: 1860
Description: A drawing of the American House, 1 North Pinckney Street. It burned down in a fire in 1868.
Drawing

American House

Date: 1860
Description: Engraving of the American House at 1 North Pinckney Street. It burned down in a fire in 1868.
Photograph

Chapman (Col. William) Residence

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior of the Chapman residence, at the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets. A man is standing on the sidewalk in front.
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Byron Paine

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Byron Paine wearing a suit.
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View of the Janesville Countryside

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of the Janesville Countryside.
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View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of Janesville with a residential area in the foreground and the business district in the background.

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