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View of Madison, the Capital of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison over rooftop and across lake with sailboats and steamers. A group of people are standing on a viewing platform on the roof in th...
Print

Prison for Confederate Soldiers at Rock Island

Date: 1864
Description: Aerial view, probably from a lithograph, of the prison for Confederate soldiers at Rock Island.
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view taken from the roof of a building. Yards and dwellings in the foreground, with a church and school in the background. There are three or four...
Photograph

Bird's Eye View

Date: 1913
Description: A bird's eye view of the central business district. A river winding through the background. A building with a belfry in the foreground.
Photograph

Birds Eye View

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view of Woodstock, with dwellings, farm buildings and a church. Pastures and fields surround the town.
Photograph

View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia. There are pedestrians on the snowy street below. Buildings and dwellings line the streets. In the backgro...
Photograph

View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia, with buildings, dwellings and yards. Pedestrians are walking on the street below. In the distance are fie...
Photograph

View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Troitsky prospect in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia, looking south, showing homes, churches, state buildings, and a statue of Peter the G...
Book or Pamphlet

Columbian Calendar Back Cover

Date: 1892
Description: Back cover of calendar, with the text: "Hail Columbia, Happy Land!" Features a bird's-eye illustration of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition (World's Fa...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View of Clintonville

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Bird's [sic] Eye View of Clintonville, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Bird’s Eye View of Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: This pictorial bird's-eye-view map shows buildings, streets, and railroads. Included are illustrations and an index to points of interest. The bottom of th...
Map or Atlas

Bird's Eye View of a Section of Greater Nakoma, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This hand-colored bird's-eye-view map shows roads, parks, golf club, schools, buildings, landscaping, and part of Lake Wingra.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Appleton, Wis.

Date: 1874
Description: Birds-eye view of Appleton Wisconsin. In the foreground are people fishing, strolling, and looking over the canal towards the Fox River. Streets and buildi...
Postcard

Bird's-Eye View of Johnson Kreek

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard view of the rooftops of Johnson Creek and surrounding landscape. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Johnson Kreek[sic] Wis."
Postcard

Birds-Eye View of Humbird, Wis.

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the Village of Humbird. Caption reads: "BirdeEye, Humbird, Wis."
Postcard

Birdeye Business Center

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye, Business Center, Richland Center, Wis." An aerial view, looking north, of the town situated between tree covered hills. The...
Postcard

Bird's-eye View

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-eye View of Ripon, Wis." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading o...
Postcard

Public Square

Date: 07 25 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Public Square." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading out to the horizo...
Postcard

The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows at Rock Springs, Wis." A road and the Narrows Creek run next to each other in an elevated view of ...
Postcard

Birdseye View of Mazomanie

Date: 02 28 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye view of Mazomanie, Wis." Elevated view of streets, churches, businesses and dwellings. Beyond the town are fields and hills.

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