Date: | 1858 |
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Description: | This house, built on a hill close to the Milwaukee River, was the only one in the city as late as 1840. The owner of the house, Martin [Matthias] Stein, a ... |
Date: | 1859 |
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Description: | The maple and hickory forests in the old northwest were often plagued with fires during the summer months. Hölzlhuber, on a return journey from Niagara Fal... |
Date: | 06 1862 |
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Description: | First train crossing the Obion River, Tennessee, on the Ohio and Mobile Railroad on a bridge built by the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers. Watercolor by John Ga... |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man splits a cedar trunk with a wooden tool. The cedar is to be used to build the framework for a canoe. A woman is seated nearby. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman prepare to transport rolled bark back to their home to use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man sits on the ground tying cedar materials with wigub as a woman looks on. The cedar will be used in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man kneels on the ground to roll up cedar bark that will be used in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman peel bark from a tree to use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman split and peel bark from a tree for use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman slit the bark on a tree as they prepare to peel it off for use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man prepares to fell a tree to use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman carry wood and roots gleaned from the forest to be used in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman carry materials for making a canoe out of the forest. |
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