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John Brown's Fort and Portrait of John Brown

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Description: View of John Brown's Fort, built in 1848 and originally constructed for use as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper...
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Christmas Card with Scene of Fort Ruins

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Description: A Christmas Card with two views. The on on the left is featuring an image of a girl sledding while wearing winter gear, and on the right is a photograph of...
Photograph

Forest Feeding a Squirrel

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton offers a treat to a squirrel, who is sitting on his knee. They are in Capitol Park; Grace Episcopal Church is in the background on the le...
Print

Valentine Greetings

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Description: Valentine's Day card featuring a girl wearing a red uniform and a sword, standing on the roof of a fort. A boy in a tan uniform with a sword, is looking at...
Postcard

Door-Kewaunee Normal and Dormitory

Date: 10 07 1930
Description: Colorized postcard view of the exterior and lawns of the Door-Kewaunee Normal School and its dormitory. Street view of the school with a few small trees l...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 178-186

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Description: The fife and drum are not so innocent
the vulture's eye is on the dance
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 444-451

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Description: When we built our house
we couldn't afford it, but we built everything the best
It's our fortune, and I am so very thankful

A rock
An ark ...
Poster

Company D 27th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers

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Description: A Soldiers Memorial Roster. "Olmsted Guards" Mustered into U.S. service October 23rd 1862 Roll for Company D 27th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers.
Photograph

Sailboats

Date: 1929
Description: Five dinghy sailboats are moored to the right side of a wide pier on Pine Lake. Several unidentified young men and women are walking on the pier. There is ...
Photograph

On the Pier at Pine Lake

Date: 1929
Description: Barbara Brumder, right, lounging on a pier and watching as an unidentified girl next to her is petting the Brumder family Springer Spaniel. The girls are w...

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