Date: | 08 12 1876 |
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Description: | A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler, holding a top hat in his left hand, and carrying an umbrella under his right arm standing next to dead African Ame... |
Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar... |
Date: | 07 22 1905 |
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Description: | A cartoon titled "The First Mountain To Be Removed" showing Uncle Sam and Theodore Roosevelt looking at a mountain shaped like a skeleton wearing a mask an... |
Date: | 04 05 1862 |
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Description: | Group of Confederate prisoners of war assembled in prison barracks. |
Date: | 06 12 1858 |
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Description: | A political cartoon in "Harper's Weekly" about railroad company presidents' purchasing Wisconsin state legislatures and governors. The caption reads: ... |
Date: | 04 05 1862 |
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Description: | Engraved illustration for the story titled: "The Fight at Island No. 10". The view from the deck of a boat looks out at the approaching gun boats coming do... |
Date: | 1858 |
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Description: | Large group of people leaving a steam ship, some transporting large chests of their belongings. |
Date: | |
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Description: | Engraved view of "The Jaws" in the Wisconsin Dells. |
Date: | 1871 |
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Description: | Engraved view of Kenosha harbor. A group of men fish from a pier in the foreground while several boats float through the harbor. A tug is pulling a large s... |
Date: | 12 20 1879 |
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Description: | Engraved image of a man coasting on a high-wheel bicycle. He has his legs draped over the handlebars, and his hands on the handlebars, leaving the pedals f... |
Date: | 12 20 1879 |
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Description: | Engraved image of a man falling off of a high-wheel bicycle. Two people in the background are watching the accident. |
Date: | 03 06 1869 |
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Description: | Engraved image of a man in a top hat and tails riding a velocipede. Another rider is in the background. |
Date: | 02 20 1869 |
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Description: | Engraved image of a man riding an ice velocipede, a bicycle-like vehicle with a studded front wheel and back blades. In the background is an iceboat. |
Date: | 02 13 1869 |
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Description: | Engraved image of several men attempting to ride velocipedes in a large open, interior space. Many have fallen or are struggling with balance. |
Date: | 05 01 1869 |
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Description: | Humorous engraved image showing a street scene crowded with people riding bicycles. In the background are businesses identified as J. Shanks Livery Stable,... |
Date: | 01 14 1882 |
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Description: | A drawing showing Madison Square at night, lit by electric lighting at the top of a mast. Men and women are strolling on the sidewalks and walking on the s... |
Date: | 06 24 1882 |
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Description: | Three depictions of men laying electrical tubes in the streets of New York and testing them for insulation. Caption reads: "The Electric Light in Houses— L... |
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