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Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin Land Sales Pamphlet

Date: 1880
Description: Cover of a pamphlet, printed in German, advertising land for sale in Wisconsin.
Photograph

Indian Supply Wagon Train

Date: 1880
Description: Indian Supply Wagon Train in Ute Pass.
Photograph

Opera House

Date: 1880
Description: The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr...
Photograph

Manistee Ship

Date: 1880
Description: The screw passenger and freight vessel, Manistee. Faint typing on picture describes the loss of the Manistee on November 16, 1883. The ship <...
Photograph

Monroe Courthouse Square View

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of downtown businesses, on the courthouse square. On the right corner is a drugstore and shoe store.
Photograph

Layton House

Date: 1880
Description: 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style...
Photograph

Newhall House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of elevated view of Newhall House which was destroyed by fire in 1883.
Postcard

The Casino

Date: 1880
Description: Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Eau Claire

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye view of Eau Claire.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of River Falls.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Waukesha

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waukesha, county seat of Waukesha County.
Map or Atlas

Panoramic View of Fountain City, Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map over the Mississippi River of Fountain City. Paddle steamers and steamboats are on the river, and bluffs are in the background.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Neillsville

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of Neillsville, with inset.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of Sturgeon Bay. County Seat of Door County.
Photograph

Capitol Park Entrance and Madison City Hall

Date: 1880
Description: View from the Wisconsin Avenue entrance of the Capitol Park to Madison City Hall. The City Hall building has a clock tower on the roof. The stone gateways ...
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t...
Photograph

The Great Artesian Fountain

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the backside...
Photograph

La Crosse Railroad Bridge

Date: 1880
Description: Construction of a railroad bridge on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. A set of railroad tracks is in the foreground, running along the s...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin, Science Hall

Date: 1880
Description: View across Park Street of Science Hall at the base of Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus.
Drawing

Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Washburn Observatory on the University on Wisconsin-Madison campus, with pedestrians on the surrounding grounds.

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