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Wisconsin State Capitol (Second) Sketch

Date: 1851
Description: A watercolor view of Madison. Prominent on the left side of King Street is the Madison Hotel.
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Capitol View with Hotel Loraine

Date: 1920
Description: Color illustration of a view from the Wisconsin State Capitol (which was the fourth State Capitol and the third in Madison) showing the Hotel Loraine and W...
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East Water Street

Date: 1844
Description: Illustration of the west side of East Water Street.
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Mineral Point Business District

Date: 1838
Description: Pencil sketch of a building owned by the Rodolf family along a commercial street.
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Mills in Appleton, Wisconsin-15,000 Lbs. Daily

Date: 1870
Description: Sketch of the Fox River, a train, the mill, a warehouse, and a steamboat.
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Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office

Date: 1857
Description: Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office. This was the first newspaper published in Wisconsin. The building was on Main Street. This drawing appeared in an...
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Heeb Company Warehouse

Date: 1927
Description: An architect's rendering of the Heeb Automotive Equipment Company building, 401 West Gorham Street; Law, Law, and Potter, architects. The building was boug...
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Building on Street Corner

Date: 09 01 1885
Description: Pencil on paper; Elevated view of building on street corner with horse-drawn delivery wagon in front. Tall trees line the two streets. Building is two st...
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American Fur Companies Buildings

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Description: Lithograph view towards river of the American Fur Companies buildings and fenced enclosures, surrounded by hills and trees.
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Sauganash Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an older illustration of the Sauganash Tavern, located on Lake Street in Chicago near Market. It was "built in 1831 by Mark Beaubien, who claimed...
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Train Spooking Horses

Date: 1948
Description: Drawing of a passenger train approaching a small town where two teams of horses on a plank road appear to be startled by the noise of the locomotive. One t...
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Beekeeper on Top of Capitol Building

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Description: Drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Features the dome with the "Wisconsin" statue replaced by a seated beekeeper wearing protective clothing, ...
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Fleet of Delivery Trucks

Date: 07 16 1928
Description: View across road towards a group of men standing with a fleet of delivery trucks in front of a large building. A large electric sign on top of the building...

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