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Peshtigo Congregational Church

Date: 1871
Description: Wood engraving of the Congregationalist Church in Peshtigo. From the book "Sketch Of The Great Fires In Wisconsin".
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Brule River Battle

Date: 1845
Description: Illustration of Chippewa and Sioux Indians battling each other at the Brule River. Wood engraving from Armstrong, "Early Life Among The Indians."
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Delegation of Indians to Washington, D.C.

Date: 06 24 1852
Description: Illustration of the Washington, D.C. Delegation of Indians. Five Indians pose with a man in a beard and suit. From Benjamin Armstrong, "Early Life Among Th...
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Retreat of the Indians with their Prisoners

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Description: Photograph of an engraving from an unknown source depicting a group of Native American warriors herding white captives along a trail. A building burns in ...
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General Atkinson's Victory over Black Hawk

Date: 1845
Description: Engraving depicting the defeat of Black Hawk by General Henry Atkinson at the Battle of Bad Axe on August 2, 1832. The engraving depicts Federal Regulars a...
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I Will Vote

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Description: Engraving of a woman (a suffragist) dressed in costume derived from classical mythology, and underneath is the slogan: "I Will Vote."
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Weighing Pig Lead

Date: 05 1866
Description: Engraved view of two men in a train locomotive observing the weighing of pig lead. Several bars of lead are stacked near the scale.
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Durkee House

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of the Durkee House built by Charles Durkee in 1843.
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Villiage of Southport

Date: 10 1844
Description: A variant of a wood engraving dated October, 1844. Incorporated as the villige of Southport in 1841 (so-named because it was the southern-most natural harb...
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Tejon Indians

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Description: Engraving of Tejon Indians in an encampment.
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Brigadeer General Anthony Wayne

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Description: Portrait of Brigadeer General Anthony Wayne, taken from an engraving from "The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans".
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Civil War "First Battle of Bull Run"

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Description: Steel engraving of the first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia, near the Manassas, Virginia, railway junction, after which the battle is ca...
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Engraving on Silver Punch Bowl

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Description: A detail of the engraving on the silver punch bowl that was presented to Colonel Joseph Bailey.
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Double Portrait of Charles B. Aubrey

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Description: Waist up carte-de-visite portrait of Charles B. "Doc" Aubrey, 6th Wisconsin Infantry ("Iron Brigade") after the war. An engraving of Aubrey from 1862 is pr...
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Connecticut Hall of Yale University

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Description: Engraving of Connecticut Hall, Yale's first permanent building, completed in 1752. The engraving shows a front view of the original Yale building, and a fe...
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Illustration of Anton Jansha, People, and Hives

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Description: Illustration from an unknown book. At the top is a portrait of beekeeper Anton Jansha (1734-1773) and German text in a cartouche below his name. The bottom...
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Drawings of Combs, Bee Larvae, and Hives

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Description: Illustration from an unknown book. Drawings of combs, bee larvae, and hives, Figure 1-12.
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Portrait of Jeremiah Rusk

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Description: Head and shoulders oval-framed vignetted portrait of Jeremiah Rusk. He has a long beard and a moustache. Rusk's signature is reproduced below the portrait.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Engraving of the Peck Cabin, after the painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. Caption at bottom reads: "First House in Madison. 1837."
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Carolina

Date: 1675
Description: Map of the southeast coast of North America from Jamestown to modern Georgia. It shows European settlements, Native American land and villages, coastal fea...

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