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View of the Butte des Morts Treaty Ground, with the arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny

Date: 1835
Description: Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (...
Painting

On Horicon Lake in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: In April of 1860 Hölzlhuber took the railway from Milwaukee to Lake Horicon to visit the small town that was developing on its shore. Since the settlers we...
Drawing

Boats

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Description: Various small rough sketches of several boats and a vague image with a tent and trees.
Photograph

Camp on the Youghiogheny River

Date: 05 06 1894
Description: Setting up camp on a bank of the Youghiogheny River. William Turville holds a canvas bag of bedding, while Jessie hands her son Fredrik a satchel from the ...
Photograph

Lakeside Park

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Description: Two men in a motorized boat with an awning cruise past a park with a tent and a gazebo. Caption reads: "Lakeside Park, Carthage, MO."
Postcard

Camp Milo on White Sand Lake

Date: 07 02 1925
Description: Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Camp Milo on White Sand Lake. On it are photographs of the cabins, tents, lake, and boats on the shore.
Photograph

High Tide in Nome, Alaska

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Description: A view of the city at high tide. Text on the photograph reads, "Nome. For Five Months in the Year Nome Can Be Reached by Steamship. Its Distance From Sea...
Photograph

Monona Lake Assembly

Date: 1886
Description: Women and children, who are members of the Monona Lake Assembly, relax beneath the trees at the Monona Lake Assembly grounds. There are tents and small bui...
Photograph

Eskimo Tent Village

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Description: Elevated view of an Eskimo tent village on sandspit along the shoreline. Wood buildings are along higher ground on the right near a river.
Print

Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1871
Description: Engraved view of Kenosha harbor. A group of men fish from a pier in the foreground while several boats float through the harbor. A tug is pulling a large s...
Photograph

Summerfest

Date: 1982
Description: Bird's-eye view of a large crowd of music fans gathered at Summerfest, looking northeast toward the current site of Discovery World. Sailboats are on Lake ...
Print

The Restaurant at Baron's Menu

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Description: Back, front, and inside front cover of the menu from The Restaurant at Baron's department store, with "A Historical Map of Madison" focusing on the isthmus...
Print

American Fur Company Buildings

Date: 
Description: A scene including the American Fur Company buildings, an American flag, a lake and people in boats.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 421-427

Date: 
Description: A word without momentum that settled on a note of calm

caught wind

and spun its venom into froth, to cool
a Sunday afternoon in June
Postcard

Camp Keewatin

Date: 10 24 1911
Description: Elevated view of the camp along a lake.
Postcard

Pokegama Camp, Spider Lake

Date: 12 01 1911
Description: An elevated view from hill of Pokegama Camp at Spider Lake. Caption reads: "Pokegama Camp, Spider Lake, Mercer, Wis."
Photograph

Posing on the Cooks Tent

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down from riverbank of four businessmen and the log driving cook posing on the cooks tent barge during the log drive.
Photograph

International Scout De Luxe Camper

Date: 02 04 1963
Description: International Scout De Luxe Camper promotional image. A woman is standing at the open back door pouring a cup of coffee. A man is looking up at her while w...
Historical Object

Joy Camps Beaver Point Trip

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Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Scrapbook displaying several camp photographs. Includes the "Riding Committee meeting" (including the Dalmatian "Lindy"), campers...
Postcard

White City, Chippewa River

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline towards White City, a group of white camping tents, pitched along the Chippewa River. People are in boats near the shoreline. Caption ...

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