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Book or Pamphlet

Younglove, Massey & Co. Catalog

Date: 1869
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Younglove, Massey & Co., manufacturers of agricultural equipment. The cover features an engraved illustration of a hors...
Postcard

Monument Square

Date: 1905
Description: View of Monument Square. Caption reads: "Monument Square — Racine, Wis."
Photograph

City Hall

Date: 04 29 1921
Description: Elevated view of City Hall at intersection bustling with pedestrians, streetcars, and parked automobiles.
Photograph

Bergh Monument Fountain

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of fountain in front of the old City Hall, with a memorial to Henry Bergh (?-1888), founder of the American Humane Society. Several other bui...
Postcard

Grand Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of Grand Avenue. Several horse-drawn vehicles are on the road and pedestrians are along the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Milwaukee. Gr...
Postcard

Kosciuszko Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Statue of soldier holding a sword, seated on a horse, erected in 1905. The statue stands on an engraved plinth. Caption reads: "Kosciuszko Monument, Kosciu...
Postcard

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1909
Description: Front facade of building from across the street. A portion of the dome can be seen on the roof. There is a median strip with a sculpture of a man on top of...
Postcard

St. Charles Hotel

Date: 1912
Description: City Hall Square. A statue in a circular area is in the center of the road. Horses and carriages are in the street in front of the hotel. Three flags are o...
Photograph

Swiss Reform Church near Downtown

Date: 04 1925
Description: A church is in the distance at the end of the road. On either side of the street are homes and stores, with a street light suspended above the street in t...
Photograph

Buffalo Bill Monument

Date: 1924
Description: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's sculpture entitled "Buffalo Bill - The Scout," which commemorates William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The bronze sculptur...
Photograph

The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
Photograph

Court House and Monument

Date: 
Description: A view of people standing on the sidewalk in front of the courthouse and the Confederate monument.
Photograph

Public Square

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the town square with a stone monument and trees ringed by horse-drawn wagons and tall buildings. In the background an elaborate clock towe...
Photograph

Remains of President Lincoln at Monument Square and Pavilion

Date: 1865
Description: The remains of President Lincoln lying in state in Monument Square and Pavilion. Lincoln's body was on its way from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illino...
Photograph

Washington and Lord Cornwallis

Date: 
Description: A view of two copies of paintings relating to Yorktown, Virginia. The top copy is entitled, "Washington Declining Overtures from Lord Cornwallis," and bel...
Photograph

United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: View from sidewalk of horse-drawn wagon on a tree-lined city street in a United Public Workers parade/demonstration. The wagon has a number of boys in it w...
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — Scotland

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene in Scotland. The illustration depicts field la...
Photograph

Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. Near a streetcar is the city's Civil War memorial, erected in 1898 by John Conway.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 473-481

Date: 
Description: The bargain was that the driven wedge
would never be withdrawn
Photograph

Lester Carr

Date: 1890
Description: A light-colored horse is hitched to a small buggy driven by Lester Carr. Carr is wearing a hat and has a lap robe across his legs. The buggy is stopped on ...

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