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McCormick Family at Island Lake Camp

Date: 1888
Description: McCormick family group portrait at Island Lake Camp in Northwestern Wisconsin, owned by Dr. William C. Gray (editor of "The Interior") and the McCormicks. ...
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Logging Crew and Railroad

Date: 1888
Description: A logging crew of the Upham Lumber Company, together with the company's locomotive, "Old Vanderbilt," formerly the Wisconsin Central Railroad's Engine No #...
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Home on Picnic Point

Date: 1888
Description: View of shoreline along Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus showing the home of Professor William Daniels, head of the Chemistry Dep...
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Megget Home

Date: 1888
Description: View of Tenement Block and Megget Home (built before 1870), River Street. The buildings where the A&P Market stands.
Print

Whitefish Bay

Date: 1888
Description: Illustration of Whitefish Bay Resort.
Print

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalog

Date: 1888
Description: Front cover of a catalog for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The illustration shows a bouquet of wild flowers and plants in the foreground over ...
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Railroad Station and Yards

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of a railroad station and yards.
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West Park

Date: 1888
Description: View down the center of a tree-lined path in West Park.
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Racine Court House

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view from the northwest of the Racine Court House. Caption reads: "Birds-Eye from Court House, Northwest."
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Taylor Orphan Asylum

Date: 1888
Description: The Taylor Orphanage, built by Lucas Bradley in 1868.
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St. Catherine's Academy

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of St. Catherine's Academy. Caption reads: "St. Catherine's Academy."
Poster

"Battle of Atlanta" Advertising Poster

Date: 1888
Description: Lithographed advertising poster showing the Civil War Battle of Atlanta. Produced for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, the poster features insets ...
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Cass Street

Date: 1888
Description: View of Biddle Street. The 'x' marks the home of Mr. Brigham. The road is tree-lined, with homes behind the trees. "With cross on it, just under the sou...
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

Date: 1888
Description: View of Picnic Point stretching out into Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

Date: 1888
Description: View of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The peninsula juts into Lake Mendota. The far shoreline can be seen in the distance.
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Statue of Menard

Date: 1888
Description: Close-up of a statue honoring Colonel Pierre Menard who also served as the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and fur traded with Native Americans. Dedicated ...
Print

Andersonville National Cemetery

Date: 1888
Description: An overview of the national cemetery in Andersonville.
Photograph

Pond at Bracken Brae, Country Home of John Johnston

Date: 1888
Description: Several adults, two children and a dog enjoying a pond at Bracken Brae, the country home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker. Hilda...
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Fishing and Hunting Group

Date: 1888
Description: A group of young men and women posed before the tents of a hunting and fishing camp.
Postcard

Lone Rock

Date: 1888
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline of the rock formation in the Dells of the Wisconsin River. A man is paddling a canoe in the foreground. Printed o...

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