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| Date: | 10 12 1808 |
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| Description: | Front page (page 1) of the newspaper El Misisipi. Earliest Spanish-language periodical published in the United States. |
| Date: | 12 11 1833 |
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| Description: | Page one of "Green-Bay Intelligencer". |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | East Water Street and Wisconsin Street, northwest corner; this is also called the Ludington Block. The Spring Street and Booth Building are in the backgrou... |
| Date: | 1843 |
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| Description: | Exterior of two-story wood building at the corner of Wisconsin and Water Streets. The first floor consists of businesses run by Dewey, Highby & Wardner, a... |
| Date: | 09 20 1891 |
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| Description: | Political cartoon from the Washington Post. It refers to the role of Jeremiah M. Rusk, the Secretary of Agriculture from Wisconsin, in negotiating i... |
| Date: | 05 23 1863 |
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| Description: | Cartoon appearing in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 144. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Copperheads nominally favored th... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman sitting outside their house relaxing in the yard. Mr. Zimmerman reads "The State" paper, and Mrs. Zimmerman has flowers in her hand. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Mr. Edward Schildhauer relaxes in a rocking chair with his feet on a desk. He is reading a newspaper. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 24 1864 |
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| Description: | Page from the Waukesha "Daily Freeman" newspaper listing draftees from Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee, Muskego, Vernon, Genesse, Summit, Delaf... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | A composite drawing, including photographic portraits, depicting "Doc" Aubrey, newsboy of the Iron Brigade, delivering papers to the camp where other membe... |
| Date: | 02 08 1879 |
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| Description: | A cartoon entitled: "The Latest Illustration of Our Humane Indian Policy" depicting an imprisoned, injured Native American man who has been served "boiled ... |
| Date: | 04 15 1865 |
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| Description: | Banner from newspaper from the day after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. |
| Date: | 04 15 1865 |
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| Description: | Newsprint extra about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It appeared on the back page of publication with a time line of events as they occurred. |
| Date: | 04 29 1865 |
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| Description: | Illustrations on the "National Police Gazette" front page depicting various events regarding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
| Date: | 12 11 1898 |
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| Description: | An article entitled "Most Colossal Animal Ever On Earth Just Found Out West," about the discovery of brontosaurus remains. The article includes illustratio... |
| Date: | 08 02 1845 |
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| Description: | Front page of "Southport American." |
| Date: | 08 27 1814 |
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| Description: | Newspaper article on the "Capture and Destruction of the Capital" relating information on the burning of Washington, D.C. on August 24, 1814. The city was ... |
| Date: | 02 13 1815 |
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| Description: | Newspaper article declaring peace between the United States and Great Britain at the end of the War of 1812. |
| Date: | 09 20 1814 |
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| Description: | First newspaper printing of "The Star Spangled Banner". Printed six days after the Battle of Fort McHenry, where Frances Scott Key wrote the poem that woul... |
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