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Postcard

Southern Alma

Date: 12 1914
Description: Photographic postcard view of southern Alma with buildings and bluffs. The Mississippi River and the shoreline are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma,...
Postcard

Scene of Town and Boat Up River

Date: 1908
Description: Scene of the town of Alma from the Mississippi River. Alma and the bluffs along the Mississippi are in the far background. A paddle steamer can be seen flo...
Postcard

Greetings from Alma, Wis.

Date: 1923
Description: Photographic postcard of scenes from Alma. Three scenes from areas around Alma show the town along the Mississippi River, an elevated view of the river bet...
Postcard

A Scene from the River

Date: 08 03 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the Mississippi River and bluffs near Alma. A docked paddle boat is near the shoreline. Caption reads: "A Scene from the River, Alma,...
Postcard

Aerial View of Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 04 12 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of an aerial view of town looking North. The Mississippi River is on the left.
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View of Town

Date: 1921
Description: View from bluff of Cassville with the Mississippi River in the background.
Photograph

Ferry Boat

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline looking down at three men posing on a paddle steamer ferry boat carrying an automobile. The boat has the words "Cassville" and "Dewey" ...
Map or Atlas

Geologic Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: This map shows geological formations throughout Wisconsin. Lakes and rivers are labeled, including The Mississippi River, Lake Superior, and Lake Michigan....
Photograph

Scenic View

Date: 1914
Description: View down path along rough road towards a building labeled "No. 4". The De Soto Depot, railroad tracks, a boxcar, and the Mississippi River are below on th...
Photograph

Scenic View

Date: 
Description: View of shoreline of boats tied along the banks the Mississippi River. A fish net drying reel is near the boats and a wooden walkway. The far shoreline is ...
Photograph

Street Scene

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Description: A blurred image of a man as he is walking across the unpaved street which goes down to the Mississippi River. The Bay State House and more storefronts are ...
Photograph

Train Depot — Looking North

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the De Soto depot. A locomotive, blowing steam, is approaching the platform, where a small group of people waits to board. A boxcar on the...
Photograph

Looking South

Date: 
Description: View looking down bluff of a residential neighborhood. On the right is the Mississippi River. Railroad tracks run along the shoreline towards more bluffs.
Photograph

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Yard

Date: 1925
Description: View down double set of railroad tracks with the De Soto depot on the left and the Mississippi River on the right. A car is parked at the depot, and bluffs...
Map or Atlas

Map of Rebel Batteries at Island No. 10

Date: 1862
Description: This map lists and depicts the positions of "the batteries on Kentucky shore" and the "batteries on Island No. 10." The 8th Wisconsin Infantry and 15th Wis...
Map or Atlas

Map of Stage Coach Routes and Location of Taverns

Date: 1930
Description: Pen and ink map on paper of Wisconsin and northern Illinois showing stagecoach routes (marked in red) that traveled between Lake Michigan and the Mississip...
Map or Atlas

Forgotten Trail

Date: 1919
Description: This map depicts the route of the 1842 overland trip by wagon made by the Reverend Alfred Brunson and some copper miners from Prairie du Chien to the mouth...
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

The Trails of Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: Shows 10 land and water trails along rivers and other bodies of water in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; each trail numbered and de...
Map or Atlas

Traveling Wisconsin's Waterways

Date: 1942
Description: This map shows the Wisconsin and Fox River routes in green, and the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal routes in red. Prairie du Chien, Fort Winnebago, Grand C...

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