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Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
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...
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 
Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
Drawing

Running the Rapids of New River

Date: 02 21 1874
Description: African American boatmen run a rapids in a small river boat.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Appleton

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Appleton.
Photograph

Man Tastes Wine in Vineyard

Date: 1975
Description: Color photograph of a man drinking from a glass of wine in a vineyard in France. In the background a vineyard worker is cultivating the field with an Inter...
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Photograph of a painting of the exterior of the Eben Peck cabin by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. The location of this original painting is unknown.
Photograph

Woman Drinking Beer

Date: 1906
Description: Mary Smith, wife of Dr. Joseph Smith, drinks a beer on a veranda or balcony while on sojourn in Austria. Mr. and Mrs. Smith stayed in Austria for eight mon...
Photograph

Hillsborough Brewery and Brickyard

Date: 
Description: View looking down hill towards the buildings that make up the brickyard. Along the road between the brickyard and the brewery are a few men sitting in wago...
Photograph

Cheese Factory

Date: 1920
Description: View across dirt road of two men wearing overalls standing outside a rural cheese factory. There is a large, low wooden tub at the driveway entrance, and a...
Print

Pioneer Beer, Label

Date: 1933
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Pioneer Lager Beer, Bottled by De Pere Brewing Corp." The label is divided into tria...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 623-632

Date: 
Description: In God we Trust assorted needs

The complex amplitudes and waste
are never balanced, only tasted
Print

Pacific Coast Women's Press Association Breakfast Menu

Date: 06 25 1912
Description: Front cover of a menu from a breakfast given by the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association in honor of visiting members of the General Federation of Women...
Photograph

Farmers Waiting to Ship Harvest

Date: 09 1902
Description: Elevated view of farmers with horse-drawn wagons waiting to ship their harvest goods, probably potatoes, at an unidentified town. There are railroad tracks...
Print

Six O'Clock Club Dinner Menu/Program

Date: 11 19 1900
Description: Front cover of the program for a Six O'Clock Club dinner, with a man in a pastoral setting wearing a chef's hat and an apron, reading a Thanksgiving procla...
Poster

Original-Genuine Horlick's Malted Milk

Date: 1900
Description: Advertisement featuring a young girl dressed in a blue dress with a white apron, red necktie, and pink bonnet. The girl is holding a box of Horlick's Malte...
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Engraving of the Peck Cabin, after the painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. Caption at bottom reads: "First House in Madison. 1837."
Postcard

Frederic, Wisconsin; Cooperative Creamery

Date: 
Description: View from hill of Frederic, with a creamery in the center. Three men are standing near the doorway of the creamery, and an automobile is parked in front. H...

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