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Painting

Indian Spearing Beaver

Date: 1821
Description: Indians of the North Red River area, probably in the vicinity of old Fort Douglas, now Winnipeg, Canada, spearing beaver.
Book or Pamphlet

Beavers and their Dams

Date: 1859
Description: Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams.
Photograph

Wisconsin Senate

Date: 1862
Description: Composite of photographs of the members of the Wisconsin Senate of 1862. At the top is a depiction of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Banner in center top rea...
Photograph

Wisconsin Senate

Date: 1862
Description: Composite of photographs of the Wisconsin Senate of 1862. At the top is a depiction of the Wisconsin State Capitol framed by two draped U.S. Flags. Below t...
Photograph

Summit Lake Camp

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Description: Five women in two boats arrive at a beaver dam while taking a boat ride at Summit Lake Camp.
Drawing

A View of ye Industry of ye Beavers of Canada

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Description: Drawing of beavers building a dam.
Photograph

Amik, the Beaver

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Description: Beaver among twigs and small branches.
Photograph

Beaver Lodge at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: View of a beaver lodge made with tree limbs along the edge of the water. This beaver lodge was located near Nature Lovers Paradise resort on Jackson Lake. ...
Print

Beaver Canning Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Beaver Canning Company of Randolph, Wisconsin, packers of peas and sweet corn, with three beavers perched on a branch overhanging the wat...
Postcard

Greetings From Beaver Dam

Date: 1906
Description: Color postcard with three illustrations: The Williams Free Library, the dam in 1841 (actual beavers), and the present dam. Captions read: "Greetings From B...
Book or Pamphlet

Massey-Harris Co. Card Front and Back

Date: 1894
Description: Front cover featuring a color illustration titled: "Young Canada, 'I wonder what they are doing on the other side,'" and "Merry Christmas." A young boy wea...
Map or Atlas

Partie de l'Amerique Septent? qui Comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada

Date: 1783
Description: Map of eastern Canada and part of America, with an inset map of the Great Lakes region in the lower left corner. It shows boundaries, cities, settlements, ...
Map or Atlas

Partie Orientale du Canada Avec la Nouvelle Angleterre, l'Acadie, et la Terre-Neuve

Date: 1776
Description: Map showing New England, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, based on the seminal work of D' Anville, as well as the works of Belllin and de Vaugondy. It shows ...
Photograph

Felled Tree

Date: 1914
Description: A tree that was felled by a beaver.
Photograph

Beaver Removal

Date: 1935
Description: A warden, wearing high laced boots and leather jodhpurs, is holding a beaver by the tail while standing in shallow water. A second man, wearing waders, is ...
Postcard

Beaver House on Beaver Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water toward a stick-based structure, which is situated on the water near a shoreline and forest. Caption identifies it as: "Beaver House on Be...
Postcard

Beaver House on Long Lake

Date: 1928
Description: View of a stick-based structure on water, near a shoreline and forest. Caption identifies it as: "Beaver House on Long Lake."
Postcard

Beaver House in the "Land O'Lakes"

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Description: View of a stick-based structure, on water near a shoreline and a forest. Caption reads: "Beaver House in the 'Land O'Lakes.'"
Postcard

Work of Beavers in the "Land O'Lakes"

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Description: Close-up of a tree trunk that has been chewed through. Caption reads: "Work of Beavers in the 'Land O'Lakes.'"

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