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Description: | "Terrific Engagement between the 'Monitor' and 'Merrimac.'" Battle scene of the Civil War battle produced by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Smal... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | From left to right: Annie Hepworth Storer, Mary Porter Storer, Isabelle Corey Storer. |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Portrait of Reverend William Streissguth (1827-1915). Streissguth, a native of Lahr, Germany, trained at the Baseler Missionhaus and was sent by the Refor... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Steamboats docked in the Portage Canal, which was hand dug beginning in 1849 and completed in 1851. There are industrial buildings on either side of the ca... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and an unidentified young woman. Anita sits on a "well" and the friend sits on a swing in front of a ... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Stereograph. Probably the Presbyterian Mission School grounds on the Chippewa Indian reservation. Two boys and a dog are standing in the foreground, with a... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the Park Hotel, with city traffic in the streets in the foreground. "'Park Hotel' South Corner Capitol Park." The reverse side gives a des... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Painting of Paul Seifert farm showing rock formations in background and farm buildings nearby. |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | In this photograph, copied by Van Schaick from another photographer, Wild West show promoter Tom Roddy is standing on the far right, along with his cast of... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Petticoat knitted of yellow, pink, blue, black, and white wool yarn, with a ribbon belt. |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | View of the State Bank located at 7-9 South Pinckney Street, near the intersection of East Washington Avenue. A group of men are posing in front. |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | View of the J. Schadauer Cigar Facotory at 216 State Street. In front of the factory are men, women and children. |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | From the cover of a descriptive brochure in the Historical Society's Library pamphlet collection, this drawing depicts the large hotel grounds on Lake Mono... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | View towards Lake Monona, with the Dane County Courthouse on the right. Text at bottom reads: "Curtiss Madison Wis." |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block East Gorham Street. The front door is partially open, and a woman is sitting to the right of the entranc... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol surrounded by seven miniature drawings of Madison images. |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | A view of Lake Monona from the Capitol building, looking down King Street. |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | Stereograph view of Chamber of Commerce at Broad and Michigan Streets. The building is the center of the image, with a telephone pole to the right, a larg... |
Date: | 1885 |
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Description: | View from street of courthouse on street corner. |
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