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Indians Fighting at Fort Mackenzie

Date: 08 28 1833
Description: Indians fighting at Fort Mackenzie (Montana).
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Combat at Fort McKenzie

Date: 1832
Description: Indians in combat at Fort McKenzie on August 28th, 1833.
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George Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Description: Engraving of George Washington and his troops rowing across an icy Delaware River to attack the British, from the painting by E. Leutze.
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Union Generals of the Civil War

Date: 1867
Description: Engraving of portraits of Generals in the Union Army during the Civil War. U.S. Grant is in the center, with H.W. Halleck on his left, and clockwise from t...
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Civil War Commanders

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Description: Engraving of portraits of Civil War Union Army generals, clockwise from the top, P.H. Sheridan, D.D. Porter, W.S. Hancock, O.O. Howard, George G. Meade, W....
Drawing

Platteville Brewery

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Description: An engraving based on a drawing by Alexander Simplot of the Platteville Brewery (spelled Plattville). It is an elevated perspective showing the main buildi...
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Heroes of the Civil War

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Description: "Heroes of the Civil War". Engraving of eight Union leaders with decorative battlefield scenes.
Postcard

Park Hotel

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the Park Hotel, with city traffic in the streets in the foreground. "'Park Hotel' South Corner Capitol Park." The reverse side gives a des...
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Cattle Fair Panorama

Date: 10 24 1863
Description: Panoramic wood-engraving of a cattle fair in New Haven, after a sketch by H.C. Curtis. Caption reads: "Cattle Show and Agricultural Faib [sic] at Ha...
Photograph

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...
Magazine or Periodical

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1870
Description: Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar...
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Pabst Building

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior of building, with arched main entrance. The road in front is crowded with pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-drawn vehicles. On the left is a boat ...
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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.
Magazine or Periodical

The Great American Durbar

Date: 03 04 1905
Description: A political cartoon titled "The Great American Durbar", showing a parade of political characters featuring Theodore Roosevelt perched atop an elephant symb...
Magazine or Periodical

The Democratic Convention at Cincinnati

Date: 07 10 1880
Description: Large crowd of people in ter hall for the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati.
Magazine or Periodical

Bird's-Eye View of Camp Douglas

Date: 04 05 1862
Description: Bird's-eye view of Camp Douglas near Chicago. Caption reads: "Camp Douglas, near Chicago, Illinois, where seven thousand rebel prisoners are quartered."
Magazine or Periodical

Rebel Prisoners at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois

Date: 04 05 1862
Description: Group of Confederate prisoners of war assembled in prison barracks.
Magazine or Periodical

The First Louisiana Native Guards

Date: 02 28 1863
Description: The First Regiment of the Louisiana Native Guards disembarking at Fort Macomb, Louisiana. The fort is adjacent to the Venetian Isles community, now legally...
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Steamboat Western World

Date: 1895
Description: Drawing of the steamboat Western World. Several people stand on the deck. An American flag and flags reading Detroit, Michigan Central, Buffalo, N.Y...
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"First Battle of Bull Run"

Date: 07 21 1861
Description: Depiction of the battlefield. Engraved by J.C. McRae and drawn by W. Momberger.

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