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Wilkins 13: Crossing the South Platte

Date: 06 13 1849
Description: Wagon train crossing the South Platte River in Nebraska; Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also...
Drawing

Wilkins 28: Sweetwater Buttes

Date: 07 10 1849
Description: Sweetwater River and the Red Buttes in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as...
Drawing

Wilkins 36: Pacific Springs

Date: 07 17 1849
Description: Pacific Springs, Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail). Wi...
Drawing

Wilkins 38: Bluff near Green River

Date: 07 23 1849
Description: Bluff near Green River, where Wilkins' wagon train crossed by ferry; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland...
Drawing

Wilkins 49: Bear (Soda) Springs

Date: 08 03 1849
Description: Bear or Soda Springs along Bear River in Idaho; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as...
Map or Atlas

Military Road Map at Fort Crawford

Date: 1832
Description: Route of Military Road from Fort Crawford to Fort Howard. Map shows beginning of route at Fort Crawford.
Photograph

Dam and Power Plant

Date: 
Description: Exterior of power plant and dam.
Book or Pamphlet

Buffalo Pitts Threshers Catalog Cover

Date: 1906
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Buffalo Pitts threshers sold by International Harvester. The cover features an illustration of four buffalo standing ne...
Book or Pamphlet

International Harvester Company New Low Manure Spreaders Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester New Low manure spreaders. Features an illustration of a man riding on a horse-drawn manure spre...
Photograph

The Dalles of the St. Croix River

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Dalles and the Saint Croix River, with one man in the center foreground sitting posing on a rock and looking to the left. On the far lef...
Photograph

The Dalles of the St. Croix River

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Dalles rock formation with a two men in the foreground looking down at the Saint Croix River. On the left, one man stands leaning agains...
Postcard

Lake Winnebago and Vicinity

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of Lake Winnebago and vicinity, including Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Neenah and Appleton.
Photograph

Yellowstone Lake

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of Yellowstone Lake and surrounding countryside.
Photograph

View of Janesville from the South

Date: 1893
Description: View from the south, with a railroad in the foreground, a river in the middle distance, and Janesville in the background.
Print

Battle of the Brule

Date: 
Description: An illustration titled "The Battle of the Brule" based on an 1840's battle between the Ojibwe and Dakota Sioux over territory in the Ashland, Wisconsin are...
Photograph

Aerial View of Pennco Airport

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of Pennco Field (Royal Airport), the shoreline of Lake Monona, and the surrounding countryside near the city limits.
Photograph

View from Sunset Point in Owen Park

Date: 1909
Description: View from Sunset Point in Owen Park, which is now a part of Hoyt Park. Lake Mendota is in the distance.
Photograph

La Crosse and Mississippi River

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River. In the foreground is the new bridge as of 1953.
Photograph

Green Elm Road Bridge

Date: 10 26 1986
Description: Green Elm Road Bridge over the east fork of Hemlock Creek, showing the rocks used to prevent erosion.
Photograph

Locks on Mississippi River

Date: 1935
Description: Locks on the Mississippi River, a nine foot channel. A man is standing above the locks. Bluffs are in the background.

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