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| Date: | 1851 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | Christmas and New Years greeting card from Hosea W. Rood, presumably sent to his comrades of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company E, who had been... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Cartoon of "Santa Claus Belated" by a fireplace delivering toys and speaking to a figure representing New Year 1878 saying: "Here we are again." |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| 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, ... |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams. |
| Date: | 11 01 1879 |
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| Description: | A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler of South Carolina in fine clothing standing next to an African American who is on his knees, surrounded by small bu... |
| Date: | 1849 |
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| Description: | Drawing of two slave catchers pointing guns at two runaway slaves. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar... |
| Date: | 01 09 1883 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the exterior of the Shopiere Flouring Mill. Several men, some in a horse-drawn wagon are in front of the building. |
| Date: | 07 27 1861 |
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| Description: | The caption with the image states, "Battle of Hoke's Run-Col. Starkweather with his Wisconsin Regiment deploying as skirmishers." The Battle of Hoke's Run ... |
| Date: | 05 31 1862 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of the Commisary [sic] depot of Major-General Halleck's army at Hamburg Landing. |
| Date: | 05 01 1869 |
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| Description: | Humorous engraved image showing a street scene crowded with people riding bicycles. In the background are businesses identified as J. Shanks Livery Stable,... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Front and back cover of binder catalog. The front cover has a color illustration of a young boy making a crude drawing on a wall of a horse-drawn binder wi... |
| Date: | 08 05 1820 |
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| Description: | Sketches of Native American marks in James Doty's travel journal. Most of the marks represent different types of fish. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Kenisteno, and his Band of Trout Lake, Wisconsin. One row of birds, animals and fish pictographs. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Meda Songs pictographs. Four rows of symbols including animals, human figures and plants. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Webeno Songs pictographs. Four rows of symbols including animals, human figures and plants. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Pictorial record of a Chief's Success in Hunting and War displayed in pictographs. Two rows of symbols including animals, human figures and plants. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Synopsis of Indian Hieroglyphics. Pictographs 1-70, including birds, human figures, plants, animals and other symbols. |
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