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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Rowley Residence

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of the residence of Mrs. M.S. Rowley on University Avenue, opposite the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry building.
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Lillian Sholes

Date: 1872
Description: Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes.
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Officers of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 07 18 1862
Description: Officers of the Second Wisconsin Infantry posed in front of a tent. They are, from left to right, Quartermaster J.D. Ruggles, Dr. A.J. Ward, Major J.S. All...
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Elizabeth Therese Baird

Date: 1879
Description: Formal full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth Therese Baird wearing a long, black dress.
Print

Indian Sugar Makers

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Description: Illustration of an Indian (possibly Menominee) camp of sugar makers.
Drawing

Indian Infant on Cradleboard

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Description: Illustration of an Indian baby on a cradleboard propped up between two Indian women.
Painting

Holy Card

Date: 1900
Description: Holy card with watercolor of a wreath of white flowers encircling an open book resting on a cross and crown of thorns.
Photograph

Lumber Schooners

Date: 1898
Description: View of a wind bound fleet of lumber schooners, including the Vega and the Ottawa. This image was copied form a photo in the collections of the Milwaukee P...
Photograph

Moffat Octagon House

Date: 1877
Description: The Moffat Octagon House, erected in 1855 by Judge John S. Moffat.
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Rustic Bridge at Copper Falls

Date: 1940
Description: People on a rustic bridge over river at Copper Falls State Park. A long log building is in the background on the other side of the river.
Photograph

Information Cabin

Date: 1940
Description: Four people outside of the information cabin at Copper Falls State Park.
Photograph

Aerial View of Shelter House

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Description: Aerial view of a shelter house at Copper Falls State Park.
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Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

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Description: Loggers gathered in the bunk house. Boots and socks dry above the stove.
Photograph

Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
Photograph

Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1888
Description: View of the Chequamegon Hotel, built by the Wisconsin Central railroad interests and opened in 1877. It faced the bay and had a long series of steps leadin...
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Gaylord and Stannard Nelson as Children

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Description: Gaylord Nelson and his brother Stannard play behind the office of their father A. N. Nelson.
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Pendarvis and Trelawny

Date: 1945
Description: Pendarvis and Trelawny, Cornish miners' houses on Shake Rag Street.
Print

Fort Winnebago

Date: 1831
Description: Drawing of Fort Winnebago (near present-day Portage) that illustrated "Wau-Bun," Juliette Kinzie's memoir of her experiences on the early Wisconsin fronti...
Photograph

Window to Prescription Department

Date: 08 22 1941
Description: Two pharmacists busy themselves in the Tesiero's Pharmacy's prescription preparation area. Part of the customer waiting area is in the foreground.

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