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First Three Buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1865
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison campus showing the first three buildings on campus, South Hall (left), University Hall [Bascom Hall] (center), and North Ha...
Drawing

Second Ward School House

Date: 1868
Description: Illustration of the exterior of the Second Ward School House, copied from the 1868 Madison City Directory.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Portage

Date: 1868
Description: Bird's-eye map of Portage, with insets of the Court House and the Public School.
Photograph

Koll Schoolhouse

Date: 1860
Description: Koll schoolhouse in Truax Prairie.
Photograph

Wesleyan Seminary in Eau Claire

Date: 1860
Description: Front entry to the Wesleyan Seminary. It was built in the early 1860's on the site of the present High School building.
Print

Institution for the Education of the Blind

Date: 1865
Description: The Institution for the Education of the Blind. Caption reads: "Institution for the Education of the Blind, Janesville, Wisc. Free to Blind Children of Wis...
Magazine or Periodical

Jefferson Liberal Institute

Date: 1869
Description: Cover of Billed-Magazin. featuring an engraved view of The Jefferson Liberal Institute.
Drawing

Marshall Academy

Date: 08 21 1869
Description: Marshall Academy in Marshall, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Third Ward School

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of the Third Ward school, with students in front.
Photograph

High School

Date: 1860
Description: The first high school erected in Palmyra, built about 1860. People are standing in the yard.
Drawing

Second Ward School

Date: 01 23 1869
Description: Second Ward School with a teacher and students in the schoolyard.
Print

Teachers' Seminary

Date: 1867
Description: 1868-1875. Founded by Dr. Joseph Salzman (featured in the vignette at left, teaching). Vignette, lower left, features St. Francis Seminary, founded in 1856...
Map or Atlas

Map of Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Date: 1862
Description: This 1862 map of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, property owners an...
Map or Atlas

Map of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Date: 1862
Description: Shows townships and sections, landownership and acreage, roads, railroads, churches, schools, and cemeteries. Inset maps: Plat of Hingham -- Plat of Casca...
Map or Atlas

Erving, Burdick & Co's Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1863
Description: Includes index to public buildings, churches, schools. Inset: Glidden & Lockwood’s addition. Gives names of some property owners.
Photograph

2nd Ward School

Date: 1867
Description: View across street towards the front of the 2nd Ward School building, which was located at 720 E. Gorham Street.

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