Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 201-220 of 248

Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland County and portions of Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Date: 1890
Description: This 1890s map shows the Wisconsin Central Railroad land grant lands owned and for sale by the Soo Line in Ashland County, Wisconsin, as well as in the eas...
Photograph

North Pier and Lighthouse

Date: 1890
Description: View from the shore of Kenosha's North Pier and lighthouse. Waves are breaking on the shore of Lake Michigan.
Map or Atlas

Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Shows towns of Dane County, lakes, rivers, and railroads. Relief shown by hachures. Includes color illustration of Madison and text describing Dane County ...
Map or Atlas

Dane Co., Wis.

Date: 1890
Description: This late-19th century map of Dane County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, lakes and streams, roads, an...
Map or Atlas

Douglas County, Wisconsin with Copper Bearing Formation

Date: 1890
Description: This map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, published around the beginning of the 20th century shows the copper bearing formations in the county on a map that a...
Photograph

Jessie Jack Hooper

Date: 1890
Description: Cabinet card of an informal full-length portrait. (Mrs. Ben) Jessie Jack Hooper relaxes in a chair. The portrait may have been taken at the Sawyer House in...
Photograph

High Wheel Bicyclist

Date: 1890
Description: Young man riding a High Wheel or Penny-Farthing bicycle on a wooden sidewalk. There is a house behind the rider on the left. A young tree braced with a sta...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee : Showing Location of Its Principal Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Map of Milwaukee as remembered by "Dr Enoch Chase, U.B. Smith & Others." Represented are major roads, lowlands, trails, homesteads, and lots. Map depicts t...
Map or Atlas

Map of St. Croix Wisconsin and a Portion of Taylor's Falls Minnesota

Date: 1890
Description: Map shows St. Croix, Wisconsin and a small portion of Taylor's Falls, Minnesota. Map reads: "The Lands shaded show the Mill & Riparian Reservation & unplat...
Photograph

The Spaulding, Van Hoosier & Company Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: Men pose on top of and in front of the Spaulding, Van Hoosier & Company Sawmill.
Photograph

Science Hall

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view along Langdon Street towards Science Hall on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On the opposite side of Bascom Hill is Music...
Photograph

Herling Saw Mill and Dam

Date: 1890
Description: Herling Saw Mill and Dam Southeast elevation.
Photograph

Log Driving Crew

Date: 1890
Description: View from shoreline of a driving crew standing on a log raft on the North Branch of the Popple River, a tributary of the Pine River. They are holding long ...
Photograph

Hotel Dining Room

Date: 1890
Description: Hotel dining room, probably at the Galloway House.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map of Superior shows labeled streets, railroads, docks, city wards, and the state line. Relief is shown by hachures. Below the title reads: "Bedford ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior Douglas County Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map of Superior shows city wards, bays, docks, some businesses and points of interest. Relief is shown by hachures. The back of the map features a typ...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Wauzeeka Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This is a plat map of "Wauzeeka" drawn in pencil. The map shows numbered lots, labeled streets, the Kickapoo River, and railroads. The map reads: "Laid out...
Photograph

Arpin Lumber Co. Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: 90,000 feet of pine logs floating in the storage/sorting pond at the Arpin Lumber Company sawmill. The sawmill and other buildings are in the background. O...
Photograph

Loggery Cottage

Date: 1890
Description: The “loggery” cottage built for James Duane Doty.
Photograph

Streetcar MARGUERITE

Date: 1890
Description: Special open streetcar called the MARGUERITE, with elaborate lighting, decorations, movable chairs and other features.

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: