Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Engraving
Filter: Year of 1800-1899
Filter: Year of 1840-1849
| 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." |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1847 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue... |
| Date: | 1849 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Head and shoulders portrait of James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States, 1845-1849. |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1842 |
|---|---|
| Description: | An engraving depicting a woman reprimanding a young woman, while a young man looks in at a window in the background. |
| Date: | 04 1849 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Engraving with color of two women modeling high fashion dresses. |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1840 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Sod-breaker and five yoke of oxen plowing in front of the “Old Cottage Inn.” In the foreground a boat is on the shoreline. |
| Date: | 11 21 1847 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Engraved view of the burning of the steamer Phoenix on Lake Michigan, 17 miles from Sheboygan. Survivors are floating on debris in the water, and a ... |
| Date: | 1849 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Version of the Wisconsin Seal found in The American's Own Book, 1849. It depicts a plow and a bundle of wheat in the foreground, and a steamship on ... |
| Date: | 1848 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Lithographic portrait of John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (1825-1829) on his deathbed. |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at:
