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Painting

Morgan L. Martin

Date: 1866
Description: Full-length portrait of Morgan L. Martin standing in a landscape, with a dog sitting at his feet.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series No. 1431: Running the Kilbourn Dam. Seen From Shore

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of Jim Short steering a raft riding the rough waters of the river.
Photograph

Raft over Dam at Munger's Mill

Date: 08 24 1886
Description: View across water of several men steering a lumber raft over the dam at Munger's Mill. A second raft is in the background, in front of railroad bridge.
Photograph

Below Kilbourn Dam

Date: 1890
Description: Below Kilbourn log dam, 1890s. Two girls are standing on the edge of the river. There is a bridge in the background.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Date: 1872
Description: Birds-eye drawing of Eau Claire depicts street names and street locations, houses, trees, bridges, piers, canals, railroads, and the Chippewa and Eau Clair...
Map or Atlas

Jefferson, Wisconsin, Looking North

Date: 1893
Description: Bird's-eye map of Jefferson, looking north. Crayfish River at left and center, Rock River from upper center to bottom center, joins at left of center; thir...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the Village of Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Date: 12 21 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kaukauna, from the Appleton Post Annual Review.
Photograph

Distant View of Clinton across Koshonong Creek

Date: 1874
Description: Elevated view from hill of Clinton, now Rockdale. Three men are in the middle distance, looking east across Koshonong Creek towards a mill dam, bridge and ...
Photograph

Fox River at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: Overlook of the river, and a building near the dam from a steep hillside.
Photograph

Buildings on the Fox at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: View from a hillside of either houses or factory buildings on the Fox River near a dam.
Drawing

Lock at Rexford Flats

Date: 1856
Description: An original illustration of the lock at Rexford Flats.
Book or Pamphlet

Beavers and their Dams

Date: 1859
Description: Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams.
Photograph

Waumandee Mill

Date: 1895
Description: View of a mill, sluice and dam on Waumandee Creek. The mill was built by John Oschner in 1863. Two products produced by the mill were White Rose Flour and ...
Photograph

Munger's Mill and Dam

Date: 1895
Description: Munger's Mill and dam, with men standing on and around the dam.
Photograph

Building a Dam

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of men in the midst of dam construction.
Photograph

Fox River Dam

Date: 05 19 1895
Description: Elevated view of the dam on the Fox River at Buffalo Lake. Houses and other buildings are visible in the background.
Magazine or Periodical

Porter's Gun-Boats Passing the Dam in the Red River

Date: 06 18 1864
Description: Engraved view of gunboats passing the dam in the Red River near Alexandria.
Photograph

Dam at Lock No. 2

Date: 05 06 1894
Description: Monongahela River view of a dam at Lock #2.
Photograph

Old Mill Site

Date: 1895
Description: View from bridge towards a tall smokestack standing on the left side of the Yahara River where it is flowing out of Lake Mendota. Remnants of the foundatio...
Photograph

Sugar River Below Dam

Date: 1898
Description: View of the Sugar River below a dam. A man stands in the water fishing. Two others stand on the bank at left and one is seated on the dam. Three sticks are...

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