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Preliminary Sketch — Hamburg Landing

Date: 1862
Description: This is the preliminary sketch for "Hamburg Landing, 4 miles below Pittsburg Landing, Commisary [sic] Depot of Gen. Hallek's Army." Shows an encampm...
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Fort Pillow upon the Eve of the Evacuation by the Rebels

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Description: Preliminary sketch for "Fort Pillow upon the Eve of the Evacuation by the Rebels".
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Hamburg Landing

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Description: Preliminary sketch of Hamburg Landing. Men are carrying items on land. There is a line of boats docked at the rivers edge.
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Scene on the Raging Tennessee River

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Description: "Scene on the Raging Tennessee" River. Preliminary sketch of a ship going down the Tennessee River from the vantage point of the deck of the ship. There is...
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Sailing up the Tennessee River

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Description: A sketch of a steamboat coming down the Tennessee River. Both shorelines are visible and there is another boat in the far distance.
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Mendota Lake Front Development Plan

Date: 1939
Description: The proposed Mendota Lake Front Development Plan, William Kaeser, architect.
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Flatboat on the Mississippi

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Description: Drawing of a flatboat, possibly a part of the fur trade, navigating the Mississippi River. The flatboat is carrying barrels of unidentified goods, and ther...
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The War on Red River

Date: 07 16 1864
Description: Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicting Admiral Porter's fleet passing through Colonel Bailey's dam during the War on Red R...
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Waterfront on the Grounds of Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1863
Description: View of the shoreline on the Walker Castle grounds. Two men are boating while a young boy fishes from the shore.
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Dr. Ward School House and Landing Place

Date: 08 24 1885
Description: Pencil on paper; promontory shoreline with houses, trees, and church in background sweeping to right, with long pier jutting into lake. Two boats tied to ...
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1874
Description: Milwaukee River near the Milwaukee settlement. People are depicted doing work in boats along the shore. Original is a pen and ink drawing, presumably made ...
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Ship on Fort Howard River

Date: 1876
Description: Drawing of a ship being loaded by Elmore & Kelly's Elevator on Fort Howard River looking north. A town and a train are in the background.
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Ship's Wheel

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a ship's steering wheel with river and trees visible through the cabin.
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Steamer with Timber Raft

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a steamboat pulling a raft of cut boards.
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Fort Pillow upon the Eve of the Evacuation by the Rebels

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Description: Preliminary sketch for "Fort Pillow upon the Eve of the Evacuation by the Rebels".
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Hayward Indian Boarding School

Date: 1900
Description: Perspective drawing of the buildings at the Hayward Indian School. There is a man in a boat in the right foreground and an empty boat in the left foregroun...
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Monona Lake Front Development Plan

Date: 07 1939
Description: An architectural rendering of a proposed lakefront development plan.
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Big-Foot's Village and Lake

Date: 1856
Description: Lithographic view of a man in a canoe on Big-Foot's Lake (modern day Lake Geneva) with a small settlement on a bluff overlooking the lake. A group of birds...
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Concept Drawing of a Scout Roadster

Date: 1959
Description: Original Scout drawing circa 1959.
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Fort Armstrong

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Description: Illustration of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, looking from opposite shoreline. There is a barge and other boats on the Mississippi River in front of the f...

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