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Poster

Travel By Train, Niagara Falls Poster

Date: 1934
Description: An original lithograph promoting Niagara Falls as the place "Where the Great Lakes Leap to the Sea, Travel by Train." Featuring the artist Fredric C. Madan...
Map or Atlas

Bicycle Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: Section 3 of 12, this bicycle road map features Wisconsin bicycle routes in the counties of Winnebago, Calumet, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Brown, Kewaunee, and ...
Photograph

"Islander" Steamer Ship

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Description: View of the steamer ship "Islander" leaving Mackinac Island. Signs painted on the ship reads=: "Islander," "Arnold Line" and "St. Ignace Mackinac Island" (...
Photograph

"City of Charlevoix" Ship

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the "City of Charlevoix" ship coming into harbor. The sign painted on the front of the ship reads: "Northern Michigan Line" and "City of C...
Photograph

Steamships Arriving at Fox's Dock

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of three steamships arriving at Fox's Dock, an island in Lake Erie. People are waiting on the docks. A smaller ship is in the dock area as we...
Photograph

Tourists Arriving on a Steamship

Date: 1910
Description: View of tourists arriving on steamship. Many passengers are on the ship and the dock.
Map or Atlas

Railroad Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: A Wisconsin map showing the Wisconsin Superior and St. Croix Railroad.
Map or Atlas

Carte des lacs du Canada, pour servir à l’Histoire générale des voyages / par M.B. ing. de la Mar

Date: 1757
Description: The Canadian Lakes. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Paris: 1757.
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland and Bayfield Counties

Date: 1878
Description: A color map detailing Ashland and Bayfield counties, including Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands.
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1859
Description: 1859 sectional map of the state of Wisconsin.
Book or Pamphlet

The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior

Date: 1884
Description: Cover art for a pamphlet advertising The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. The upper half of the artwork depicts a sunset view of Lake Superior, and the b...
Map or Atlas

Cornell University Lands in Wisconsin for Sale

Date: 1877
Description: Map of northern Wisconsin showing the lands owned by Cornell University (shaded portions) in 1877. The map depicts the lakes, river systems, towns, and th...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1918
Description: A map of primarily of Wisconsin, but also includes the areas of northern Illinois, eastern portions of Minnesota and Iowa, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, ...
Photograph

Map of Menekaune, Menominee and Marinette

Date: 1887
Description: A bird's-eye map of Menekaune, Menominee and Marinette.
Photograph

Menominee Bay Shore

Date: 1887
Description: The bay shore of Menominee filled with driftwood.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Map of Land Offices

Date: 1886
Description: Wisconsin map showing land offices, railroads completed, railroad land grants and Indian reservations.
Photograph

Unloading Coal in Washburn

Date: 1936
Description: Unloading coal from a large ship in Lake Superior onto land near Washburn. There is a large conveyor that has lights glowing in the dark sky. A large pile ...
Print

First National Bank (Chippewa Falls) Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Numbered letterhead of the First National Bank, with a map of Wisconsin and a starred location marker for Chippewa Falls, a medallion, and a flowering stal...
Print

Birds-Eye View of the Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 1891
Description: Color illustration of the grounds and buildings of the 1893 World's Fair or Columbian Exposition.
Map or Atlas

Appleton's General War Map of the United States

Date: 1860
Description: This colored map shows railroad lines east of the Mississippi as well as in the states bordering the Mississippi River. The Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico ...

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