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Raftsman's Series No. 1430: Taking A Drink After A Hard Pull - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man lying on his stomach on a raft drinking water from the river. A second man is crouching on the edge of the raft, while a third man is ...
Photograph

Raftsman's Series No. 1440: Snubbing. Clear That Line, Quick - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a raftsman holding a rope as a second man is running towards the edge of the raft.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Men Working In The Water - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of several men working at dusk, knee deep in water attending to the raft.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: H.H. Bennett Pulling an Oar - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett pulling an oar on a Wisconsin raft.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series No. 1418: Putting Down A Springpole In The Dells - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of five men standing on a log while another man chops at the log with an axe.
Photograph

Monona Lake Assembly

Date: 1886
Description: Women and children, who are members of the Monona Lake Assembly, relax beneath the trees at the Monona Lake Assembly grounds. There are tents and small bui...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee County and Plans of Pewaukee, Oconomowoc, Soldiers' Home, Wauwatosa, Waukesha

Date: 1886
Description: A hand-colored map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin that shows the township and range system, sections, towns, roads, railroads and rail stations, cities and...
Map or Atlas

Map of Oconto and Marinette Counties

Date: 1886
Description: This map, originally published in the 1881 Illustrated historical atlas of Wisconsin, shows the township and range system, sections,towns, cities and villa...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland County Wisconsin and Portions of Ontonagon County, Michigan and Lincoln County, Wisconsin Showing the Mining District

Date: 1886
Description: This map of Ashland County, Wisconsin, which at the time included part of present-day Iron County, also covers portions of Vilas County, Wisconsin, then pa...
Map or Atlas

Maps of the City of Milwaukee and of Bay View, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: The map reads: "Compiled under the direction of the J.V. DUPRE ABSTRACT CO. from Dupre’s 1/4 Sectn’l Atlas of Milwaukee, by G. Steinhagen, C.E." The map co...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee County and Plans of Pewaukee, Oconomowoc, Soldiers' Home, Wauwatosa, Waukesha

Date: 1886
Description: Two maps on one page. The first page is a map of Milwaukee County with insets "Plan of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co.," "Plan of Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co.," "Plan o...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Counties of Milwaukee and Waukesha Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: Map shows townships, post offices, roads, railroads, and selected buildings. The sections are in pink, green, blue, and yellow. Counties, towns, and lakes ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and includes a list of plats in order of date of record, laws which vacate plats, plats not shown as upon the county ...
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1886
Description: Front and back cover of a catalog for harvesting machines. The cover features a color illustration of shocks of hay in a field surrounded by sun rays in th...
Print

Madison As Seen from the University

Date: 1886
Description: Panoramic drawing of Madison, looking from the University toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. Among the locations identified along the border of the image ...
Manuscript

Pfister & Vogel Leather Co. Letterhead

Date: 1886
Description: Letterhead for the Pfister & Vogel Leather Co., with an engraving of a bird's-eye view of the city (signed Ma-- Richards, Mil Wis) advertising the "Nationa...
Map or Atlas

Map of West Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, sold lots, established dock lines, docks, slips, railroads, industrial buildings, streets, and the St. Louis Bay.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Gogebic Iron Range : As Shown by Developments to April 1st

Date: 1886
Description: This map shows north and south ore veins, landownership, railroads, rivers, and township grid in parts of Ashland County, Wis. and Ontonagon County, Mich. ...
Map or Atlas

Railroad Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: This map shows lakes, railroads, and rivers. An explanation of railroad lines with mileage in Wisconsin and total mileage for 1886 is included. Portions o...
Photograph

George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 1886
Description: View across water towards the George Whiting Paper Mill on the Lawson Canal.

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