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| Date: | 1835 |
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| 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 (... |
| Date: | 1655 |
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| Description: | Engraving made after a watercolor painting by John White during the Barlowe Expedition in Virginia, 1585-1587. |
| Date: | 1655 |
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| Description: | Scene of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, ca. 1614 showing men at the water's edge being beckoned by mermaids. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of a man, woman, and child sitting in a rowboat in front of a painted backdrop. Probably Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick and their son, Sh... |
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| Description: | Tintype (ferrotype), studio portrait of two men in a boat in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | An American Water Spaniel, poses in the Van Schaick photography studio in front of a painted backdrop. There is a sign for "C.J. Van Schaick Photographer."... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of a couple and an infant sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat in front of a painted backdrop. The man and woman are both... |
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| Description: | Two women in hats sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | Two men sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat and pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are wearing suit jacke... |
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| Description: | Two men sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are wearing suit jackets and ha... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait, in front of a painted backdrop, of one boy sitting behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat holding the hand of another boy pret... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of a girl and a boy in a river scene painted on a backdrop. The girl wears a dress and hat and rests a hand on an oar and holds the boy's... |
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| Description: | A portrait of two children standing in front of a board painted with a decorative rowboat in front of a painted backdrop of a river scene. A boy and a youn... |
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| Description: | Frank O. King paints his character "Uncle Walt" onto a rowboat. The boy in the background on a pier is King's grand-nephew David Witt Nye. |
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| Description: | "The 'Mayflower' in Plymouth Harbor, Mass." A copy of the painting by William F. Halsall from the collection of the Plymouth, Massachusetts colony. Paintin... |
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| Description: | View of a painting depicting the pilgrim voyage from England in 1620. A large ship containing many passengers sails out of the English harbor. People in ... |
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| Description: | View of a painting entitled, "Pilgrims and Indian Meeting." The piece features pilgrims arriving on the shore and encountering a Native American. |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of two men posing sitting in a painted rowboat prop in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the right has his hand in the "water" and ... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite of a studio portrait of two girls posed in a small "boat" in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing fancy dresses, and one girl hold... |
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| Description: | A scene including the American Fur Company buildings, an American flag, a lake and people in boats. |
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