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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Ashley Bennett, son of photographer H.H. Bennett, is captured in mid-air as he jumps to Stand Rock. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | University Heights from the Chemistry Building on University Avenue. View includes the University of Wisconsin-Madison football field, on the former site o... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built... |
| Date: | 06 1837 |
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| Description: | Lithograph based on a painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey showing the Peck cabin, the first house in Madison. In addition to the cabin, the lithograph includes a ... |
| Date: | 1821 |
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| Description: | Indians of the North Red River area, probably in the vicinity of old Fort Douglas, now Winnipeg, Canada, spearing beaver. |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Beach fishing camp showing several people around a fire drying fish with a tent in the background. Captioned: Ottawa Fishing Camp -- On the Island at Fran... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | View of Michipicoton, Ontario on Lake Superior showing a village with log structures and tents. Fishing nets are drying on poles. |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Pic Island on the north shore of Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 1832 |
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| Description: | Punka Indians encamped on the banks of the Missouri River and canoeing in river. |
| Date: | 1832 |
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| Description: | Fort Clark, on the Missouri River, February 1834. |
| Date: | 07 1873 |
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| Description: | Adams and Juneau Counties: Camp Ne-Un-Gah Ah-Rue-Chu (Mosquito Bite), in Adams County; four men are lounging under a tent. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Four unidentified individuals on Stand Rock. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Man leaping the chasm with feet forward, about to land. |
| Date: | 02 21 1874 |
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| Description: | African American boatmen run a rapids in a small river boat. |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Native Americans playing a lacrosse-like game of ball. |
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