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Peshtigo Fire

Date: 11 25 1871
Description: Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak...
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Indian Sugar Makers

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Description: Illustration of an Indian (possibly Menominee) camp of sugar makers.
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
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Andrew Jackson

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Description: Portrait engraving of Andrew Jackson with small inset of his home, The Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee.
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Martha Washington

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Description: Full-length portrait of Martha Dandridge Washington from an 1878 painting by E.F. Andrews.
Painting

George Washington

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Description: Full-length portrait engraving of George Washington seated with books and saber, from a painting by Chappel.
Painting

James Madison

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Description: Portrait engraving of James Madison seated, from a painting by Chappel.
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Tomb of President George Washington

Date: 1835
Description: Engraving entitled "Tomb of Washington--Mount Vernon".
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Haas House in Calumet Harbor

Date: 1847
Description: Carl de Haas house from across a river.
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Major General O.M. Mitchell

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Description: Engraving from Alonzo Chappel's painting of Major General O.M. Mitchell.
Photograph

Tejon Indians

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Description: Engraving of Tejon Indians in an encampment.
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Cottage Inn

Date: 1835
Description: Two-story home with sloping roof. One man is whipping a team of eight cattle while another man drives the plow behind them. To the left stands a man near a...
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Prentiss Residence

Date: 1840
Description: Home of William Augustus Prentiss, built in 1836 and burned in 1845. Small two-story house. Four people are standing around the house.
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Fox River and Oshkosh

Date: 1856
Description: View along bridge of paddle boats and ships in the harbor, pedestrians, and the town in the background on the other side of the river.
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Ferry Street

Date: 1856
Description: View from bridge on river. Storefronts and homes line the road that stretches to the horizon.
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Fishing Station

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Description: Engraving of a wooden shack on a Lake Michigan beach surrounded by rowboats, a campfire, and a wooded bluff. Two men stand on the beach near the water.
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August Kroll Letterhead

Date: 1888
Description: Letterhead of August Kroll of Leopolis, Wisconsin, dealer in hardware, stoves, and tinware, with an image of the interior of a store and customers being he...
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Wisconsin Rubber Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin Rubber Company of Madison, Wisconsin, which operated the Florida plantation in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Includes an oval i...
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Kewaskum Mutual Fire Insurance Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Kewaskum Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Washington County, Wisconsin, with a Native American man wearing buckskin clothes and leggings ...
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Elevated View of Milwaukee

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Description: Engraved elevated view of Milwaukee.

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