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Symbolic Petition of the Chippewa Chiefs

Date: 1851
Description: This image was copied by artist Seth Eastman in 1849 and printed in Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's The History of the Indian Tribes of the United States, Hist...
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Lawson Design

Date: 1918
Description: A design for the unbuilt "Lawson Battler," which Alfred Lawson conceived as an armored fighter plane armed with six machine guns.
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Artesian Stock Farm

Date: 1884
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ...
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Beavers and their Dams

Date: 1859
Description: Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams.
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"From the Sublime to the Ridiculous" Field Tests

Date: 1894
Description: Cartoon on the last page of a McCormick catalog. The cartoon depicts the World's Fair field-trials in Wayne, Illinois, at which the McCormick mower prevail...
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Slave Catchers

Date: 1849
Description: Drawing of two slave catchers pointing guns at two runaway slaves.
Book or Pamphlet

Camden Depot Sketch

Date: 10 19 1847
Description: Sketch of the Camden Depot in a letter from John McRae to James Gadsdeg.
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First Pages of Preston Reynolds' Log Book

Date: 1903
Description: First interior pages of a log book kept by Preston Reynolds on his trip down the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers in 1903. The page lists the names of the ...
Book or Pamphlet

Preston Reynolds' Route Map

Date: 1903
Description: Map drawn by Preston Reynolds of the route taken by him and his traveling companions on the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers from Kilbourn, Wisconsin to Ro...
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"Pucks" the Trump Man

Date: 1903
Description: Rolf "Pucks" Anderson and Herbert "Chub" Fowler playing cards on a train.
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River Scene

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of steamboat in the distance on a river (possibly the Wisconsin River).
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Lock and Dam

Date: 1903
Description: Lock and dam system on a canal along the Mississippi River.
Book or Pamphlet

Lost Camera Sign

Date: 1903
Description: Sign posted on a fence announcing a lost camera near the town of Prairie du Sac and requesting its return to Herbert Fowler.
Book or Pamphlet

Ice Cream Sodas

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of two ice cream sodas sitting on a counter.
Book or Pamphlet

Coffee and Pie

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a slice of pie and a cup of coffee.
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Bridge

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of the Rock Island Bridge.
Book or Pamphlet

Camping in the Rain

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a tent stretched between two trees and a fire with cookware in the rain.
Book or Pamphlet

Mosquitoes

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of five mosquitoes in flight.
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Steamer Weyerhauser on Mississippi River

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of the steamboat Weyerhauser on the Mississippi River.
Book or Pamphlet

"Rambo" and "Musser"

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of the "Rambo" and "Musser" transporting a log raft on the Mississippi River.

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