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Lumber Raft on the Chippewa River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of lumber raft and workers on the Chippewa River. In the background on the right are dwellings.
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Street Parade Rig

Date: 1870
Description: Street parade rig, apparently to agitate against delays in construction of a railroad to connect Manitowoc to the west. In the background is a store owned ...
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John Coleman Residence

Date: 1870
Description: The John W. Coleman residence at 617 Lake Avenue formerly known as Chatham Street. It was built in 1850 and was one of the early brick houses in Racine.
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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
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Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee

Date: 1870
Description: Buildings along Wisconsin Avenue lining a wide dirt road.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Madison, Wisconsin and Its Surroundings

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Madison. The Lakeside House resort is in the foreground, which burned in 1877, in what is now Olin Park.
Photograph

Masonic Hall

Date: 1870
Description: Text reads: "Masonic Hall at the corner of College Avenue and Oneida Street; built in 1855 by Theodore Conkey, it burned in 1874. The Zuehlke Building was ...
Photograph

Reeve Residence

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Reeve residence on the corner of Lawrence and Onieda Streets.
Drawing

Mills in Appleton, Wisconsin-15,000 Lbs. Daily

Date: 1870
Description: Sketch of the Fox River, a train, the mill, a warehouse, and a steamboat.
Print

Berlin High School

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Berlin High School, with children playing and people walking in the foreground.
Drawing

Martin H. Meyer Birthplace

Date: 1870
Description: Martin H. Meyer's birthplace. Reproduced from a lead pencil sketch made in 1870.
Photograph

Chippewa Falls

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of Chippewa Falls during the winter.
Photograph

Chippewa Falls

Date: 1870
Description: Chippewa Falls taken from high ground.
Photograph

Doty Home

Date: 1870
Description: Doty home with trees in the yard.
Print

Baptist Church and a Man in Top Hat

Date: 1870
Description: View of a Baptist church, two small trees, and a man standing in front of the church, wearing a top hat. Baptist Church, 4th Avenue and Niagara Street, bui...
Photograph

Methodist Church

Date: 1870
Description: Methodist church on Barstow Street, built during the 1860's.
Photograph

Bartlett School

Date: 1870
Description: Third Ward, East Side, or "Bartlett School." This is probably the earliest picture in existence and is copied form the margin of "an old map." This first...
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Lower East Side of Eau Claire

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the many buildings in Eau Claire's lower east side.
Photograph

Northwest Intersection at Fourth and Water

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the town, looking northwest. The Chippewa River is in the foreground, with a lot of buildings, an intersection, and distant hills. One bui...
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Steamboat at Ingram & Kennedy's

Date: 1870
Description: View of the town and Chippewa river, with a steamboat in the center along the riverbank. A smaller boat is next to the steamboat, with a man standing eithe...

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