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| Date: | 06 24 1852 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length engraving portrait of Thomas Jefferson painted by G. Stuart and engraved by J.C. Buttre. From "The History of Democracy in the United States... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Travelers in a rowing canoe on Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1853 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of miners and hillside mines in the Lead Region. Caption reads: "Sketch of the Lead Region." |
| Date: | 1853 |
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| Description: | Engraved exterior view of a lead mining furnace. A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon at the left of the building. |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Madison over rooftop and across lake with sailboats and steamers. A group of people are standing on a viewing platform on the roof in th... |
| Date: | 1853 |
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| Description: | "Transporting the Wounded". Wood engraving from a drawing by Seth Eastman, from the Aboriginal Portfolio by Mary H. Eastman, 1853. |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Proof sheets of five and ten dollars bills of the Wisconsin Bank of Madison. Among other illustrations, the notes include an engraving of Leonard J. Farwel... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the five-story tall mill erected at the outlet of the Yahara Creek by Leonard J. Farwell. This engraving appears in Statistics of Dane County,... |
| Date: | 1854 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a First Congregational Church. |
| Date: | 1854 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the first capitol building built in Madison used as an illustration by the Madison Mutual Insurance Company, a first insurance company, the di... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Engraved portrait of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and ... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | View from bridge on river. Storefronts and homes line the road that stretches to the horizon. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | An illustration of an Indian prophet standing by his lodge, which has symbols drawn on and floating above it. Others are seated, watching him. Two persons ... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | An engraving depicting a formally dressed family gathered around a Christmas tree, which is lit with candles. |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | George W. Dawson, an African-American passenger from the steamer Central America swims to a piece of debris to which several men are clinging after ... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad Company. There is an engraving of a train and a list of the officers of the company. |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Receipt issued by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions to Frederick Smith for a contribution of ten cents from the Sabbath School of the... |
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