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Peshtigo Fire

Date: 11 25 1871
Description: Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak...
Book or Pamphlet

Combat between Indian Tribes

Date: 1852
Description: Illustration of the Ojibwa, the Sacs, and Foxes battling from canoes on the water.
Print

Snags (Sunken Trees on the Missouri River)

Date: 1832
Description: Steamboat navigating through sunken trees on the Missouri River.
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Remarkable Hills on the Upper Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: Remarkable hills on the Upper Missouri River (view 1).
Drawing

Porcupine Mountains

Date: 1854
Description: Drawing of the Porcupine Mountains on Lake Superior. A deer is standing in the lake drinking water. A man is on the rock ledge above the shoreline and is a...
Magazine or Periodical

North Shore of Lake Superior

Date: 04 1892
Description: Drawing of the north shore of Lake Superior with cliffs and seagulls.
Book or Pamphlet

The Falls of St. Anthony

Date: 1884
Description: Illustration of the Falls of St. Anthony, as seen in The Indian Tribes of the United States: their history antiquities, customs, religion, arts, languag...
Photograph

Morning Haze

Date: 09 1955
Description: Two steamboats on misty river.
Photograph

Milwaukee Breakwater Light in Storm

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Description: A large wave is breaking against the side of the Milwaukee breakwater lighthouse. There is a ship on the left, in the distance beyond the jetty.
Photograph

Man and Dog at Riverbank

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Description: A man, possibly J. Schildhauer, stands at the edge of a small river with his hands on his hips. A dog is standing at the river's edge looking at a flock of...
Photograph

Tugboat, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A tugboat passes under the Brooklyn Bridge. Seagulls circle over the water and the developed shoreline is visible in the distance.
Photograph

Ferry at the Battery

Date: 1968
Description: Two passengers stand over a bench and look out of the ferry towards the water. The developed shoreline and a pier with a seagull perched on top can be see...
Photograph

Stained Glass Window

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Description: View of a stained glass window erected in 1920 in honor of the women of Plymouth Plantation. On the center panel, a ship is in the bay while a man and wom...
Photograph

Seagulls

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Description: A view of seagulls along the rocky shore of one of the Great Lakes.
Photograph

Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
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Christmas Greetings from Florida

Date: 1943
Description: Holiday card with two flamingos standing in a stream with water lilies. Palm trees are on the banks. The right edge is die cut.
Print

Winter Morning at Sister Bay

Date: 1949
Description: Holiday card of the Sister Bay lakeshore. Three figures are on the shore. Two boathouses, a covered boat, a pier, and two upright boats are in the backgrou...
Photograph

Gulls Feeding

Date: 1935
Description: A frenzy of gulls feeding on a pile of fish on one of the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior.
Map or Atlas

Indian Legend Map of Lake Mendota

Date: 1941
Description: Hand-drawn, watercolor and ink, map of Lake Mendota. Locations and many small figures appear around the shore with explanations referring to Indian legends...
Photograph

Potato Lake - Campbell's Resort

Date: 1927
Description: Lake view from the shore. A man, son, and two dogs stand at the dock. A herd of swans bathe nearby.

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