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Sunday School Picnic at Mendota Steamboat Landing

Date: 1879
Description: Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f...
Painting

Bad Axe Battleground

Date: 1856
Description: This landscape painting by Samuel Marsden Brookes and Thomas H. Stevenson depicts a broad view of the confluence of Bad Axe and Mississippi Rivers; site of...
Photograph

"Dell Queen" Entering the Narrows

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the "Dell Queen" entering the Narrows via Devil's Elbow as Hattie and Nellie Bennett look on from an overlook on the shoreline.
Photograph

The Clyde Pushing a Tow

Date: 1899
Description: The Clyde after being converted to a sternwheel rafter, pushing a tow with a locomotive on board.
Photograph

Steamboat Golden Era

Date: 1863
Description: Elevated view of the steamboat Golden Era, which did service during the Civil War, docked near buildings. It was sold to Michael Purcell of New Orle...
Print

Snags (Sunken Trees on the Missouri River)

Date: 1832
Description: Steamboat navigating through sunken trees on the Missouri River.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Boscobel

Date: 1869
Description: Birds-eye drawing of Boscobel, Grant County, depicts street names and street layouts, houses, rivers and trees. A reference key at the bottom of the map sh...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye Map of Green Bay and Fort Howard

Date: 1867
Description: Bird's-eye map of Green Bay and Fort Howard, Brown Co., depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, and the East River. A reference key at the ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of La Crosse

Date: 1867
Description: Bird's-eye map of La Crosse with nine insets of residences, schools, and the Court House and Jail.
Photograph

Angle Worm Station

Date: 1873
Description: View from the foot of Carroll Street with the Angle Worm Station at Barnes boat landing on Lake Monona. Shows the Scutt II taken from the first succ...
Photograph

Railroad Tracks by Lake Monona

Date: 1873
Description: View down railroad tracks at Angle Worm Station alongside Lake Monona. The station's unusual name originated from a speech given by Captain Frank Barnes ev...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Prairie du Sac

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Prairie du Sac.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sauk City

Date: 1870
Description: Sauk City is the oldest incorporated village in Wisconsin (incorporated in 1854) and also has the oldest organized volunteer fire department in the state, ...
Map or Atlas

Panoramic View of Fountain City, Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map over the Mississippi River of Fountain City. Paddle steamers and steamboats are on the river, and bluffs are in the background.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the Village of Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Date: 12 21 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kaukauna, from the Appleton Post Annual Review.
Map or Atlas

Prairie du Sac. Sauk County, Wisconsin. Looking North West

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin with an inset of Clifton.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Racine

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Racine, with an inset of Racine College.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sauk City, Wis.

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Sauk City.
Photograph

View of Milwaukee, from Judge Smith Addition, 5th Ward

Date: 1857
Description: From Judge Smith Addition, 5th Ward, looking north, toward the city. Drawing is an elevated view of field and plank fence in foreground, road to the left a...
Print

View of Madison, the Capital of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison over rooftop and across lake with sailboats and steamers. A group of people are standing on a viewing platform on the roof in th...

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