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Fort Washington

Date: 1790
Description: Fort Washington, built in 1789, where Cincinnati now stands.
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Lakeside House

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Description: Illustration of the Lakeside House.
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High School

Date: 1869
Description: View of the Berlin High School, with children playing and people walking in the foreground.
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Gunboat "Essex"

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Description: The "Essex" (New Era) transformed into a gunboat, at anchor. Next to it is a smaller boat.
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Ferry "New Era"

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Description: "Ferry 'New Era' being transformed into a gunboat at St. Louis." Drawing includes workers building with lumber.
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Commissary Steamer

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Description: "Comisary [sic] Steamer — Pittsburgh Landing." Steamboat on river near Shiloh, Tennessee.
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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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Stonewall Jackson's Prayer Meeting

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Description: A drawing of a prayer meeting at General Stonewall Jackson's camp, from Confederate War Etchings by A. Volck.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Illustration

Date: 1889
Description: Illustration of the Wisconsin State Capitol with an American flag displayed on the dome.
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Harvey Hospital

Date: 1865
Description: Harvey Hospital, or the Soldiers' Orphans Home. The main octagon section was the home of Governor Farwell, and the wing of wood was added in 1862 and used ...
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Marshall Academy

Date: 08 21 1869
Description: Marshall Academy in Marshall, Wisconsin.
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1870
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893, 900 block East Gorham Street. There are two deer are the left near trees, and two people are on horseback near the front...
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Old Fort Winnebago

Date: 1834
Description: Caption reads: "Old Ft. Winnebago".
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Soldier's Orphan's Home

Date: 1876
Description: Originally printed in the Centennial Records of the Women of Wisconsin on page 37. The elevated view illustrates the large houses and the surrounding bustl...
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1863
Description: A view overlooking the grounds towards the Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block of East Gorham Street, and its surrounding property. A man is...
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Chicago in 1831

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Description: View of Chicago from Chicago River. The homes of John Dean, J. Baptiste Beaubien, Dr. Walcott, and John Kinzie are identified by number. Fort Dearborn can ...
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A Battle as Seen by the Reserve

Date: 12 17 1862
Description: Illustration depicting a battle. In the foreground injured soldiers are gathered on and around the porch and yard of a house. In the background are columns...
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Velocipede Race in Paris

Date: 12 1868
Description: Engraved view of four women racing on bicycles. Spectators in the background are behind a fence.
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Andy Over the Schoolhouse

Date: 1945
Description: Dunham School, standing in a grove of trees, surrounded by a fence. Seven children play "Andy-Over-the-Schoolhouse," a game in which they throw a ball over...
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Fort Armstrong

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Description: Illustration of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, looking from opposite shoreline. There is a barge and other boats on the Mississippi River in front of the f...

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