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Mississippi River by Highway 35

Date: 09 1962
Description: The Mississippi River along Highway 35.
Photograph

Along the River

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Description: View toward a river and surrounding landscape, taken from a high vantage point. In the foreground are a series of wooden structures. Trees line the river a...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Pinery Region

Date: 1935
Description: This map shows Wisconsin’s pinery region. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Winnebago, Green Bay, the Wisconsin River, and the Mississippi River are label...
Map or Atlas

Federal Aid Highway System Progress Map : [Wisconsin]

Date: 1935
Description: This three-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies highways in Wisconsin that have been improved, indicating those which are federal highw...
Map or Atlas

Emergency Conservation Camps as of January

Date: 1936
Description: This 1936 Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows the locations of state forestry Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps, closed state forestry CCC camps, ...
Map or Atlas

Forest Protection Activity Map

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: This map shows the locations of Wisconsin Conservation Department forest protection districts and cooperative areas, state forests, national forests, India...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Transportation Map : Highways, Railroads, Canals, Air Lanes, and Dredged Channels

Date: 1939
Description: This nine-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies federal and state highways in Wisconsin by pavement type. County, forest, park, and publ...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Transportation Map : Highways, Railroads, Canals, Air Lanes, and Dredged Channels

Date: 1944
Description: This nine-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies federal and state highways in Wisconsin by pavement type. County, forest, park, and publ...
Photograph

Looking Northwest From Cave — Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1929
Description: View from entrance of a cave looking out to the Mississippi River, a railroad bridge, all surrounded by a forest. There is a small island in the river.
Photograph

Looking Northwest From Signal Point — Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view from Signal Point of the Mississippi River, railroad and surrounding forest and wetlands.
Photograph

Looking North from Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 
Description: A bird's eye view overlooking the Mississippi River, sand bars, the railroad bridge, surrounding forests and wetlands.
Postcard

Stonefield

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Description: Elevated view of Stonefield Village, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "Stonefield, Cassville, Wis."
Postcard

Stonefield

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of Stonefield Village with the Mississippi River in the background and railroad tracks in the foreground.
Photograph

The Buffalo Head

Date: 04 09 1936
Description: The Buffalo Head, a 'native' stone sculpture by the Mississippi River at the junction of Flint Ledge and Indian trails in Wyalusing State Park.

The verso...

Photograph

Signal Point Stone Wall Under Construction

Date: 1936
Description: Four men are building the wall at Signal Point Lookout in Wyalusing State Park. They are part of Works Progress Administration (WPA) Project #8656-8. Th...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View of the Village of De Soto, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Color enhanced aerial view of the village of DeSoto, looking north along the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of the Village of De Soto, ...
Postcard

A View of DeSoto, Wis. from the Cliff South of Town

Date: 1920
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of De Soto, taken from the cliff south of town, looking north along the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "A Vie...
Map or Atlas

The Native Vegetation of Wisconsin : at the Time of the Original Land Survey

Date: 1976
Description: This hand-colored map shows land divided by forest type and tree species. Also shown are counties, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Winnebago, and the Mi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Designed to show the General Geology, Climatology, Distribution of Timber, Population, &c. of the State

Date: 1862
Description: This map shows the population by county, the basic geology, climate, and the distribution of timber within the state of Wisconsin. It shows mean seasonal t...
Map or Atlas

Canada ou Nouvelle France: Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Mess'rs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, etc.: Augmenteés de Nouveau

Date: 1740
Description: Map including the regions and cities of the northern half of North America. Native American land, rivers, lakes, mountains are labeled. Mountains, marshes,...

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