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View of the Butte des Morts Treaty Ground, with the arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny

Date: 1835
Description: Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (...
Photograph

Dedication of Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude Historical Marker

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Arthur Melster, President of Cambridge Foundation; K.K. Amundson. M.D. of Cambridge; and W.T. Webb of Evinrude Motors, look at the Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude...
Photograph

Old Mission

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards Old Mission, as seen from the pier with Old Mission Congregational Church behind it. This Mission was established in 1830 by Fred...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Madison

Date: 1854
Description: Madison Plat Map.
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Area Plan for Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: A color, pictorial map. Scale: 10 miles to the inch. Shows state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monuments and memorials, nation...
Map or Atlas

Retracing the March of Progress through Wisconsin

Date: 1931
Description: This map "sets out the more important points of historic interest designated by the National Society of Colonial Dames in Wisconsin" and includes illustrat...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin, The Badger State

Date: 1941
Description: This pictorial map of Wisconsin with historical text highlights the history of the state and identifies places of interest, Indian villages, missions, trad...
Map or Atlas

Ozaukee County Historic Sites & Land Marks

Date: 1961
Description: This 1961 map of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, identifies historic sites and landmarks in the county. Cities and villages, roads, and lakes and streams are al...
Map or Atlas

Historic Rusk County : A Guide to the Past

Date: 
Description: This map shows the locations of historic sites and points of interest in Rusk County, Wisconsin. A location key, descriptions of the historical importance ...
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Top o'Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This mid-20th century tourist brochure for Bayfield County, Wisconsin, includes a map of the county showing towns, cities and villages, highways and roads,...
Map or Atlas

Dane County Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Shows points of historic interest in Dane County; includes explanation of historical points of interest and corresponding symbols. "Map of historic sites i...
Postcard

First Forest Patrol Flight

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Historical Marker near Trout Lake. The marker recognizes the first ever forest patrol flight.

The marker text reads:

"FIRST FOREST PATROL FLI...

Postcard

The Lawn at Black Point

Date: 1940
Description: A row of maple trees lines the brick walkway along the main house at Black Point. There are benches on the lawn; Geneva Lake is in the background. A gable ...
Map or Atlas

Cultural Map of Wisconsin [Map] : a Cartographic Portrait of the State

Date: 1996
Description: This map shows roads, lakes, points of interest including colleges, trails, historic communities and sites, museums, and parks. Also included are descripti...
Map or Atlas

Old Madison : Madison's Historic Buildings

Date: 1970
Description: This photocopy map shows the locations of historic buildings, as well as all other buildings in the isthmus. The map also includes photographs of selected ...
Photograph

First Forest Patrol Flight

Date: 10 15 1955
Description: Neil LeMany, Chief Forest Ranger at the Forest Protection Headquarters in Tomahawk, C.L. Harrington, superintendent of the Forest and Parks Division of the...
Postcard

Lac du Flambeau Historical Marker

Date: 1969
Description: Historical marker on the shore of Flambeau Lake. Erected 1937.

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