Date: | 1893 |
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Description: | Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built... |
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Description: | The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison. |
Date: | 1850 |
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Description: | Painting depicting Chippewa Falls and the first sawmill on the Chippewa River, built by Jean Brunet. The residence of H.S. Allen, one of the owners of the... |
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Description: | Watercolor of Canadian Prairie Indian at lake's shore with gun in hand and a recently hunted duck on the ground. A dog is at his feet. On the far shoreline... |
Date: | 1857 |
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Description: | A distant, elevated view of the city of Milwaukee and its shoreline. During the hot summer months, Hölzlhuber, took excursions on the water, many times bri... |
Date: | 1857 |
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Description: | Business with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper took Hölzlhuber to New York, and from there he also visited Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washingt... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | In April of 1860 Hölzlhuber took the railway from Milwaukee to Lake Horicon to visit the small town that was developing on its shore. Since the settlers we... |
Date: | 04 1860 |
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Description: | Accompanying this sketch is Hölzlhuber's description of his last foray from Milwaukee before leaving America. "Before my return to Europe, D. Brandis, the ... |
Date: | 1858 |
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Description: | Hölzlhuber received a request from the German theater director Henry Börnstein in St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase his theater sets and music. Accordingly,... |
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Description: | Elevated view of Indian village, along a river, (in a painted reconstruction) during an Indian ceremony. |
Date: | 1938 |
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Description: | The Stoner house, located at 321 South Hamilton Street. |
Date: | 1939 |
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Description: | The Benjamin Franklin Hopkins house, 142 East Gilman Street, built by Hopkins about 1850. The house was later owned by Dr. William Jacobs. The square bay ... |
Date: | 1938 |
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Description: | The Simeon Mills (farm) house located at 2709 Sommers Avenue. |
Date: | 1938 |
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Description: | The Oscar D. Brandenburg house, 22 Langdon Street. Later the Theta Delta Chi fraternity house. Razed and replaced in 1972 by the Langdon Apartments. Oscar... |
Date: | 1938 |
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Description: | The sandstone house known as Walker's Castle was located in the 900 block of East Gorham Street. According to newspaper articles, it was built in about 186... |
Date: | 1864 |
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Description: | A painting of the Grignon house and surrounding land and water. |
Date: | 1875 |
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Description: | An artist's depiction of an elevated view of the first State Fish Hatchery (aka Nevin Fish Hatchery, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road). |
Date: | 1891 |
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Description: | A painting of the new (as of 1891) bridge over the Mississippi River in La Crosse. The bridge was built by the Clinton Bridge Co. Captions read: "North sid... |
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