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Peshtigo Fire Drawing

Date: 1871
Description: Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River.
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A Fur Trader in the Council Tepee

Date: 02 1892
Description: Engraving of a fur trader standing in the middle of a circle of seated Indians in their council tepee.
Photograph

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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Constructing Boats

Date: 1655
Description: Engraving made after a watercolor painting by John White during the Barlowe Expedition in Virginia, 1585-1587.
Magazine or Periodical

The Woods on Fire

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Description: Illustration of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon out of burning woodland.
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Taking a Header

Date: 12 20 1879
Description: Engraved image of a man falling off of a high-wheel bicycle. Two people in the background are watching the accident.
Map or Atlas

Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas

Date: 1746
Description: Detailed map of the western hemisphere and part of Africa and Europe. Islands, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, countries, and regions are marked. Mount...
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At the Morgue

Date: 01 1883
Description: Engraving showing people attempting to locate loved ones among the bodies recovered from the Newhall House fire.

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