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Horse-Power Cartoon

Date: 1917
Description: Cartoon illustrating "the layman's idea of how horse-power is determined." The cartoon shows an automobile in a "tug-of-war" with a large number of horses.
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Newhall House Fire

Date: 01 09 1883
Description: A large crowd is on the street surrounding the burning building. Fire fighters are struggling with horses pulling the fire engine, and on the left a group...
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Elevated View of Milwaukee

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Description: Engraved elevated view of Milwaukee.
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Madison

Date: 1978
Description: Bird’s-eye view map. Shows Madison from the edge of Lake Monona stretching west. Above the map are clouds and in the distance is the edge of the world and ...
Map or Atlas

A Map of the Louisville & Portland Canal

Date: 1828
Description: Map of the Louisville and Portland Canal on the Ohio River. The map shows Louisville, Shippingsport, Clarksville, Jeffersonville, Gravel Island, Corn Islan...
Map or Atlas

Village of Dunbarton

Date: 1882
Description: Plat map of the village of Dunbarton, received by the Lafayette County Register's Office on September 22, 1892. Certification by the surveyor, Albert Pool,...
Map or Atlas

Map of Winnebago Portage, Situated on the Portage Canal Between the Fox & Wisconsin Rivers : Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1836
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, a proposed canal basin, Fort Winnebago, and the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers. Relief is shown by hachures and no...
Photograph

The New Reierson Studio

Date: 1916
Description: Drawing of the new Reierson Studio. An arrow leads from the sign painted at the top of the building to the studio door, which is to the right of the storef...
Photograph

Surveyor's Drawings of William Deerings Agricultural Works

Date: 1919
Description: Surveyor's drawings of William Deerings Agricultural Works in Lake View, Illinois erected in 1880.
Photograph

Where International Speed Trucks are Made in Canada — Chatham, Ontario

Date: 01 10 1923
Description: Drawing of an aerial view of factory in Chatham, Ontario.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1995
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wisconsin." On the reverse: "Front: A present day view of Main Street in downtown Watertown, Wisconsin, sketc...
Magazine or Periodical

The Electric Light in Madison Square, New York

Date: 01 14 1882
Description: A drawing showing Madison Square at night, lit by electric lighting at the top of a mast. Men and women are strolling on the sidewalks and walking on the s...
Magazine or Periodical

The Electric Light in Houses

Date: 06 24 1882
Description: Three depictions of men laying electrical tubes in the streets of New York and testing them for insulation. Caption reads: "The Electric Light in Houses— L...

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