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East Water Street

Date: 1844
Description: Illustration of the west side of East Water Street.
Drawing

Building Corderoy Road

Date: 1948
Description: Pencil drawing of men building a corderoy road in the 1860's. Used for historical display for the Wisconsin State Highway Department.
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View of College Hill in Madison

Date: 1885
Description: A view of what is now known as Bascom Hill including Main Hall (Bascom Hall), North Hall, Music Hall, Science Hall, South Hall, Washburn Observatory and Wo...
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C.H. & L.J. McCormick's Reaper Manufactory

Date: 1875
Description: Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the origin...
Drawing

Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Washburn Observatory on the University on Wisconsin-Madison campus, with pedestrians on the surrounding grounds.
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Drawing of Cassville

Date: 1829
Description: Drawing of Cassville depicting a horse cart on the river's edge, with men and boats.
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Abraham Lincoln Traveled This Way

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Description: Color illustration of Abraham Lincoln riding a horse behind a wagon as children look on. There is a locomotive in the background.
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W.H. Conger Residence

Date: 1873
Description: View of a farmstead with multiple pine trees. A road is in foreground with a carriage driven by two horses, and a man in the carriage. A dog runs in front ...
Drawing

B.B. Davis Residence

Date: 1873
Description: View of an estate covered with various plants and trees. Two people stand on a sidewalk in front of the distant estate, looking towards it. Two horses dra...
Drawing

Fairchild Residence

Date: 1873
Description: D.L. Fairchild residence from the street, with a stagecoach and pedestrian in the foreground.
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H.S. Winsor Residence

Date: 1873
Description: H.S. Winsor residence, with a stagecoach in the foreground.
Drawing

Road at Madison

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of a dirt road through the woods with added white highlights. A horse-drawn wagon with two passengers moves down the road in the distance, ...
Drawing

East Side Residence of A.A. Arnold

Date: 1877
Description: View of cattle, sheep, and pigs in a pasture on a farm. Two houses are in the distance, and a horse-drawn carriage is moving along the road on the left. Ca...
Drawing

American House

Date: 1860
Description: Engraving of the American House at 1 North Pinckney Street. It burned down in a fire in 1868.
Drawing

Lieutenant Foster's Camp

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Description: "Lieutenant Foster's Camp preparing for the night contrabands with the Engineer, Dept. of the Army". Tents are in the background and men are loading horse-...
Drawing

Home of Notorious Rebel — E.L. Newsome

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Description: Home of Notorious Rebel — E.L. Newsome (located in New Madrid, Missouri). There is a farmstead with a man and woman in the foreground, a fence in the middl...
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Platteville Brewery

Date: 
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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Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1853
Description: Farwell's Mill on the Yahara River at Lake Mendota.
Drawing

H.M. Curtis Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Detail from atlas of the home of H.M. Curtis who settled in 1840.
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Almon Jewell Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Detail from atlas of the home of Almon Jewell who settled in 1845.

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