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Bird's-Eye View

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Description: Elevated view from hill of rural landscape.
Map or Atlas

Farmer's 4th sheet, or Map of Wisconsin, Iowa and Northern Part of Illinois

Date: 1848
Description: Wisconsin became the thirtieth state in 1848. Drawn that same year, this map shows township lines, roads, villages, mills, railroads, prairies, swamps, can...
Photograph

Mount Ida Public School

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior of the public schoolhouse, which features a bell tower and two arched entrances.
Photograph

Bird's Eye View

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Mount Vernon from the a grassy hill.
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee County

Date: 1858
Description: An ink on paper map of Milwaukee County and the eastern portion of Waukesha County that shows the townships of Oak Creek, Franklin, Greenfield, Wauwatosa, ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1873
Description: This map shows lots and blocks, additions and subdivisions, and large-scale landownership. The map is oriented with north to the upper right. The map is fr...
Map or Atlas

Map of Helena on the Wisconsin River, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1832
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, as well as the location of a shot tower, houses, stores, and barns. The map is oriented with the north to the left. T...
Photograph

A Prairie Farm

Date: 1886
Description: View across field towards a farm, with farmhouse, barn, outbuildings, and fences. The photograph appeared in Joseph Schafer's 1932 book The Wisconsin Le...

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