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Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus of the United States National, Wisconsin State Farm Experiment Station, Pro...
Photograph

Men On Bluffs Over Fountain City

Date: 
Description: Two men posing on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River at Fountain City. Fountain Brewery is visible at bottom right.
Photograph

I.G. Brader's Farmstead

Date: 1876
Description: View of a farmstead with fences, haystacks and a wooden building. A man is in the background on top of McCord Rock, also called Devil's Chimney, Preacher'...
Photograph

McCord Rock, Devil's Rock, Donald's Rock, Preacher's Cap

Date: 1876
Description: View of a farmstead with fences, haystacks and a wooden outbuilding. Two men are posing on top of McCord Rock, one of them saluting with his hat. Another ...
Drawing

Drawing of Cassville

Date: 1829
Description: Drawing of Cassville depicting a horse cart on the river's edge, with men and boats.
Map or Atlas

Voyages Of Samuel de Champlain

Date: 1632
Description: The Wisconsin portion of Champlain's 1632 map, augmented since the previous one, for navigation according to the true Meridien, by Sieur de Champlain. The ...
Photograph

Fisherman before Spectators

Date: 1873
Description: View across lake towards fisherman casting before spectators. Gibraltar Rock, northwest of Lodi, Wisconsin, is in the distance.
Photograph

Men in Baraboo Bluffs

Date: 1876
Description: Two men on a rock formation in the Baraboo Bluffs. One man is holding out a hat.
Photograph

Men on Rock Formation

Date: 1877
Description: Three men standing on a rock formation possibly in the Baraboo Bluffs.
Painting

The Chalk Cliffs on the English Coast

Date: 1856
Description: At the beginning of his journey to America, Hölzlhuber passed through the English Channel and viewed the cliffs at Dover. "We passed Beachy Head, as this p...
Painting

The Isle of Wight off the English Coast

Date: 1856
Description: While passing through the English Channel in May 1856 Hölzlhuber viewed the Isle of Wight. "The island is located in the English Channel not far from Hamps...
Painting

Schulz's Farm near Stevens Point in Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: Hölzlhuber located this farm at about three German miles from Stevens Point. The region's soil was quite fertile. A wooden dwelling house stood in the mids...
Painting

Carl Klaner's Farm near Woodstock in Canada

Date: 1859
Description: Mr. Klaner, who had just come from Elberfeld to Canada in 1858, purchased this farm and worked it with his wife and children. Initially they were plagued b...
Photograph

"The Warrior And His Bride"

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American man and woman, both Ute Indians, on horseback.
Painting

La Crosse, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi

Date: 04 1860
Description: Accompanying this sketch is Hölzlhuber's description of his last foray from Milwaukee before leaving America. "Before my return to Europe, D. Brandis, the ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Town along Mississippi River

Date: 1875
Description: Aerial view of Alma along Mississippi River, with bluffs along the horizon.
Postcard

Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
Photograph

Rattlesnake Island Rock Formation

Date: 1902
Description: A rock formation on Pyramid Lake's Rattlesnake Island.
Photograph

Mescalero Agency Landform

Date: 
Description: Elevated view from hill of the road between the railroad and the Mescalero Agency, which is surrounded by a sixty by twenty mile section of white sands, co...
Photograph

Black River Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the river and town. Probably prior to 1885 because the Van Schaick building/photograph gallery is not constructed on Second Street.

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