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The Burning of Chicago

Date: 1871
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Chicago fire of October 8, 1871. The hand-colored lithograph was published by Currier and Ives.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Oconomowoc, Wis. Waukesha County

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Oconomowoc.
Photograph

Sheaffer Pen and Pencil Sets

Date: 09 27 1950
Description: Display window at Rowley & Schlimgen, 540 State Street, featuring Sheaffer's pen and pencil sets "for school days and career years" and a model trail layou...
Photograph

Wonewoc

Date: 1953
Description: An aerial view of Wonewoc showing central businesses and a railroad.
Photograph

Draftees Leaving Madison

Date: 05 25 1918
Description: A crowd watching as drafted men leave Madison via the Chicago Northwestern railroad station.
Photograph

Bridge Over Mississippi River

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the bridge spanning the Mississippi River in La Crosse.
Postcard

John Gund Brewing Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the John Gund Brewing Company buildings, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse, W...
Photograph

Aerial View of Town

Date: 1950
Description: An aerial view of town, showing a major industrial area.
Photograph

Factories in Manitowoc

Date: 1935
Description: An aerial view of numerous Manitowoc factories/industries.
Photograph

Steamers on the Hudson River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the two steamships, including the James T. Brett, on the Hudson River, with the central business district of the city in the background.
Photograph

The Stone Arch Bridge Over a River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of an Oriental Limited train crossing The Stone Arch Bridge over a river. The bridge was built by The Great Northern Railway in 1883. There i...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 
Description: Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric lines hang over the street. Sign in window reads: "J.B. Thompson Lawyer."
Photograph

Business Section and Manhattan Hotel

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the business section of town with the Manhattan Hotel and railroad station.
Book or Pamphlet

J.G. Pickett's Cheese Factory and Store

Date: 1880
Description: An illustration depicting the cheese factory and dry goods store of J.G. Pickett at Pickett's Station.
Photograph

Men and Automobiles in Central Business District

Date: 1917
Description: Group of men gathered with automobiles across the street from a hotel, small cafe and other town buildings. The men are gathering for an event associated w...
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1913
Description: View down of Main Street, which is a dirt street passing through the central business district of the town, featuring several storefronts with porches and ...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View down a tree-lined dirt road. Houses and shops line both sides of the road, and men and children are sitting and playing on the sidewalks. In the far d...
Postcard

Aerial View of Boscobel

Date: 10 24 1946
Description: Photographic postcard of an aerial view of town. Text below reads: "Aerial View — Boscobel, Wis."
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 47-54

Date: 
Description: The fast movement was a nervous reach for something west.
But along the way there was no hurry. Wait for noontime, turned round to a movement eastward,<...
Photograph

Farmers Waiting to Ship Harvest

Date: 09 1902
Description: Elevated view of farmers with horse-drawn wagons waiting to ship their harvest goods, probably potatoes, at an unidentified town. There are railroad tracks...

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