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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster for the Dodge improved combined self raking reaper and mower featuring a color illustration of a well-dressed farmer on the machine pull... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Darlington, county seat of Lafayette County, was established in the late 1840s, but didn't thrive until the arrival of the railroad in 1856. This view show... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Birds eye map of New London depicts street names and street locations, houses, trees, the bridge, Wolf River, and the bayou. At the bottom of the map, a re... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men and ships near the McCormick Works and the Chicago River during the Chicago Fire of 1871. The original caption reads: "Reproduction o... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin and portions of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa show the major railway tracks and their connections in red and blue ink. Lakes, riv... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | A map of Wisconsin which shows the counties, county seats, those cities with over 3,000 inhabitants. The map also depicts the rivers, lakes, completed and ... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | This map of Wisconsin and surrounding states depicts the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, rai... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | This map of Wisconsin and surrounding states depicts the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, rai... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | The township grid in the counties bordering Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota is shown. Rivers, lakes, Indian reservations, and the rail li... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Collage depicting multiple McCormick buildings reconstructed or built after the Chicago Fire. The caption at bottom reads, "Rebuilt Chicago. — Buildings Er... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | This map of Barron County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, post offices, dwellings, schools, roads, swa... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | This map of Waukesha shows lot owners, buildings, and various plat additions. The margins of the maps include street reference, a Waukesha business directo... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | This map shows the entire state, county boundaries, railroads, cities and towns, Lake Superior, and the extent of surveyed townships with Public Land Surve... |
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