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Bird's-Eye View of Marinette

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Marinette, with insets.
Painting

Sunset from Lake Monona

Date: 1881
Description: Sunset from Lake Monona.
Map or Atlas

View of Darlington, Wisconsin, County Seat of Lafayette County

Date: 1881
Description: Darlington's first settlers arrived by 1826, attracted by the lead mines of the area. Arrival of the railroad in 1856 stimulated growth, and in 1857 the co...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Florence, Wisconsin

Date: 1881
Description: The county and city of Florence were named for Florence Hulst, the wife of an early settler. This view illustrates the two industries, mining and lumbering...
Map or Atlas

Panoramic Map of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, Outagamie County

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kaukauna, with four insets.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Milton Junction. Rock Co. Wis.

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milton Junction.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Peshtigo

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Peshtigo.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Appleton

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye view of Appleton.
Drawing

Grignon House

Date: 1881
Description: Reproduction of a pen drawing of the Grignon house. The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon....
Photograph

State Normal School

Date: 1881
Description: State Normal School in Whitewater.
Photograph

View of the East Side

Date: 1881
Description: Elevated view of the east side of Stoughton.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1881
Description: View down Main Street. On the left a man is driving a wagon with a team of two horses, and on the right a man stands on a wagon pulled by one horse. Houses...
Photograph

William Bull House

Date: 1881
Description: The William Bull house, built by William Bull Sr. in 1843. A man and boy are standing behind the fence. Caption reads: "1881 {Wm. Bull Sr. and Jr. Racine, ...
Painting

Residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis

Date: 1881
Description: Watercolor painting of farm and farmhouse, residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis.
Photograph

Funeral Decorations at a Presbyterian Church

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph of the interior of the Presbyterian church decorated for the funeral of Mrs. George Smith.
Photograph

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph. Memorial Hall and Post Office. The hall was dedicated on March 16, 1882. Capable of seating an audience of 500-600 for performances, the buil...
Photograph

St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph. Elevated view over Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) and Jackson Street towards the cathedral, which has a large clock tower.
Photograph

Elevated View with St. Mary's Convent

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph. Elevated view of rooftops on the west side, with St. Mary's Convent in the background.
Photograph

University of Philadelphia, Wharton School

Date: 1881
Description: A view of Logan Hall, home to the Wharton School of Business. The building features Gothic Revival elements, including the arched windows and quatrefoils f...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1881
Description: A hand-colored map of Wisconsin that shows counties, cities, towns, villages, railroads, as well as the locations of railroad stations and post offices wit...

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