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Vieau Trading Post

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Description: Vieau trading post.
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Pauqette Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The Pierre Pauquette monument located at the easterm terminus of the Wauona Trail. Erected by the Wau-bun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revoluti...
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Mill Pond

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Description: A peaceful view of a pond and mill, featuring a small dog sitting in a boat, which rests on the shore.
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Boating at Manasquan Beach

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Description: Elevated view of a group of children, infants, and adults sitting in rowboats in the water at Manasquan Beach. In the background are rows of dwellings, and...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Milwaukee Bay Showing the Site of the Proposed Harbor

Date: 1836
Description: This map is pen-and-ink on paper and shows marshlands, rivers, creeks, a quarry, and a few roads.
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Hunters on the Pond

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a group of seven men posing on a dock in front of a small hunting shack in the middle of a marsh. Ducks hang on stringers attache...
Map or Atlas

Tracing of the Original Map Showing the Grignon Claim at Portage

Date: 1800
Description: This map is pencil on tracing paper and shows marshes, the Wisconsin River, Indian trails, and Indian boundary line. The upper left corner reads: "Let sect...
Photograph

Group of People in Field with Crashed Airplane

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view across stream in marshy area towards a group of people gathered around an aircraft wreck.
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Menominee Man Standing in a Canoe

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Description: View across water of a Menominee man standing in a canoe in a marsh. He is holding a paddle in his hand. Behind him on the left is another canoe with three...
Map or Atlas

Map of Upper and Lower Nashotah Lakes, Showing the Location of the Nashotah Mission

Date: 1934
Description: This map shows the area as it appeared in 1848 and includes buildings, land use, and roads with distances to nearby locations. The upper right corner reads...
Postcard

Scene at Chetek, Wis.

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Description: View from shore towards a bridge crossing a river. Three boys are standing in the marshy foreground, and one of them has a fishing pole. A horse and buggy ...
Map or Atlas

Plan of the City of New York

Date: 1789
Description: Map of New York City showing ward boundaries, ferries, streets, roads, swamps, ponds, and rivers. The properties of Lispinard, Byards, Jones, Rutgers, and ...
Map or Atlas

A Plan of the City and Environs of New York in North America

Date: 1776
Description: Fairly detailed map of New York City and parts of Long Island. It shows streets, roads, wharves, ferries, ship yards, Fort George and the battery, public b...
Map or Atlas

A New and Accurate Map of the Province of South Carolina in North America

Date: 1779
Description: Map of South Carolina showing boundary lines, Native American land, precincts, townships, cities, towns, forts, roads, mountains, hills, swamps, islands, a...
Map or Atlas

A New and Accurate Map of the Province of Georgia in North America

Date: 1779
Description: Map of colonial Georgia showing cities, towns, Native American land and towns, forts, roads, trading paths, islands, mountains, swamps, and rivers. Annotat...
Postcard

West End, Long Lake

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "West End, Long Lake, Saxeville, Wis." View of a lake with marshland plants in the foreground. A dock, boat and trees are on the right...

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