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Painting

Braddock's Defeat

Date: 1903
Description: An important event of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was commissioned in 1903 by Robert Laird McCormick, president of the State Historical Society o...
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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 (...
Print

Ma-che-ka-kat, Or The Bad Hawk

Date: 1835
Description: Ma-che-ka-kat, or the Bad Hawk, a Chief of the Monomonie (Menominee) Tribe. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of...
Print

Defeat of General Braddock

Date: 01 07 1855
Description: Sketch of the defeat of General Braddock during an ambush in the French and Indian War. Caption reads: "Defeat of General Braddock, in the French and India...
Photograph

Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1950
Description: Oshkosh, head chief of the Menominee Indian Tribe. Side view of the heroic bronze statue by Gaetano Trentanove (Florentine). Unveiled June 21, 1911 in Meno...
Photograph

Chief Oshkosh Statue

Date: 1936
Description: Chief Oshkosh's statue and grave. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
Photograph

Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1922
Description: View of the statue dedicated to Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee Tribe. Sculpted by Trentanove. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
Postcard

Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1912
Description: Statue of Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee Tribe. Sculpted by Trentanove and located in Menominee Park. The statue honors the man who gave his name to the ci...
Photograph

Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1911
Description: A statue of Oshkosh, head chief of the Menominee Indian Tribe in North Park (Menominee Park). Sculpted by Gaetano Trentanove of Florence, Italy. Unveiled J...
Photograph

Angus Lookaround Holding Tuba

Date: 1917
Description: Candid portrait of three men in white t-shirts. Angus Lookaround, in a white hat, is seated, holding a tuba. The men appear to be aboard a ship, possibly t...
Photograph

Arrest at Gresham

Date: 01 27 1975
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard arrest a group of Native Americans during the takeover of the Alexian Brother Novitiate near Gresham. The arrest wa...
Photograph

Negotiations at Gresham

Date: 01 18 1975
Description: Negotiations between leaders of the Menominee Warrior Society and the American Indian Movement with General Hugh Simonson (in the Army jacket) of the Wisco...
Photograph

Standoff at Gresham

Date: 1975
Description: An unidentified member of the Wisconsin State Patrol points his revolver at several Native Americans at a vehicle checkpoint near Gresham. The State Patrol...
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin

Date: 1848
Description: Map of Wisconsin and a portion of Minnesota showing the township surveys in progress in portions of the Saint Croix River region and in central Wisconsin a...
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota.

Date: 1860
Description: A survey map of Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northern Iowa, showing the status of surveys, rivers, and lakes. The map also shows the locations of...
Photograph

Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1961
Description: World War I veteran Edward J. Starr watches the Memorial Day service at the State Capitol while holding a small American flag. He is from a Menominee India...
Photograph

Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1961
Description: A Gold Star Mother shown holding her hand over her heart during the invocation at a Memorial Day service on the steps of the capitol.
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1846
Description: This map shows the plotting of the various townships in Wisconsin, both those that had been surveyed and some outlines for those which have not. A note in ...

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