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Beware

Date: 1860
Description: The American Eagle is holding a banner with the word "BEWARE" on it in his beak. He is gripping a federal shield with a Union flag draped over it with his ...
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Library and Reading Room at Loyola Sacred Heart Academy

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Description: Interior of the library and reading room of Loyola Sacred Heart Academy, established in 1873. The room features bookshelves along the wall and sculptures....
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Stained Glass Window

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Description: View of a stained glass window erected in 1920 in honor of the women of Plymouth Plantation. On the center panel, a ship is in the bay while a man and wom...
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Mount St. Joseph

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Description: A view of the Museum and Science Room at Mount St. Joseph. Taxidermied birds and fish are arranged on the shelves of a display cabinet standing along the w...
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The Result of the Attack Upon Washington

Date: 1860
Description: An owl labeled "SCOTT" seizes a vulture labeled "JEFF DAVIS" by the wing. Feathers litter the ground beneath them. The owl is saying "LET YOU ALONE AND YOU...
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Nahanock Country Club Lobby

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Description: View of the lobby of the rustic Hunting Lodge at the Nahanock Country Club. View features a wood balcony overhead, a staircase, animal decorations, a doorw...
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Oak Shore Club

Date: 1913
Description: Four hunters sit in an automobile parked in front of the Oak Shore Club and laden with dead ducks and geese after hunting.
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Seagulls

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Description: A view of seagulls along the rocky shore of one of the Great Lakes.
Poster

Odd Fellows Poster

Date: 1875
Description: The International Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) serve their fellow man by following the tenets of Friendship, Love, and Truth. A secret society for t...
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Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
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Crest from Reynolds Escutcheons of Military and Naval Service

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Description: Crest created by Reynolds Escutcheons of Military and Naval Service to commemorate the 8th Wisconsin Infantry. The crest has the seal of Wisconsin and an e...
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Old Abe with New Testament

Date: 1881
Description: Stuffed Old Abe, the Wisconsin Civil War eagle, perched on an American flag with a copy of the New Testament propped in front.
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Officer's Commission of the Army of the American Eagle

Date: 04 11 1865
Description: Front of a fund-raising certificate of the U.S. Sanitary Commission appointing Emily Grouch a sergeant in the Army of the American Eagle. The Commission f...
Postcard

Old Abe Perched on a Log

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Description: Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, perched on a log with the background of a rural Wisconsin valley. Captio...
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Irish Setter Dog with Robin

Date: 09 01 1952
Description: Darling's Donegal Dugan, an Irish setter, with an injured baby robin he "adopted."
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Old Abe on Perch

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Description: A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
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Photographic Portrait of Old Abe

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Description: Vintage portrait print of Old Abe, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment's eagle mascot. The print reads at the top, "8th Wisconsin's Famous War-Eagle, 1861-5"...
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"Old Abe" Marker

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Description: Marker for Old Abe placed on the bank of the Chippewa River in Eau Claire by the Eau Claire chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The marker...
Drawing

Eagle with Wings Spread

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Description: Drawing of eagle with wings spread. In the eagle's talons is a rolled piece of paper and flag. There is also a flag on the right hand side of the drawing...
Historical Object

Old Abe's Feather

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Description: A feather, likely from Old Abe. It was found among unsorted material in an envelope marked "Old Abe's feather for Helen". There is no information on who ...

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