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Camp Scene, Group of Officers

Date: 07 1876
Description: Stereograph, probably one of Dahl's images from "Centennial Views of Madison, July 4th, 1876." In the distance, a group of soldiers stand in front of a ten...
Postcard

First Peace Council ever Held between Chippewas and Siouxs

Date: 1896
Description: Colored postcard view of "Buffalo Bill" Cody center right in white coat and hat surrounded by Native Americans in traditional garb, military personnel and ...
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

Company M, 3rd Wisconsin National Guard at Camp Douglas

Date: 08 06 1893
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Company M, 3rd Wisconsin National Guard posed in front of tents at Camp Douglas.
Photograph

Wisconsin National Guard, Light Horse Squadron, Troop A

Date: 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard Light Horse Squadron, Troop A standing in a row. Three women and one man, visitors to Camp Douglas, stand facing th...
Photograph

Camp of Wisconsin National Guard at Fairground

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin National Guard encampment at Racine County fairgrounds. Several tents are set up in the background, while visitors mingle in...
Photograph

Portrait of the Portage Old Settler's Club

Date: 05 28 1898
Description: Seated, posed group portrait at the annual meeting, outdoors at the semi-centennial celebration in Sherman's Grove. Identified from left: John Eckles, Ed....
Book or Pamphlet

The Grande Chute, Fox River

Date: 1856
Description: Lithographic view of the Grande Chute Falls on the Fox River. There is a tent on the shore on the right.
Photograph

Porter's Park

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph view from footbridge with rustic railings of a small boy wearing a large hat standing at the end of the footbridge. A group of adults and anoth...
Photograph

A Summer Sitting Room

Date: 07 08 1896
Description: An informal group is seated under an awning in the garden of the Fairchild house at 302 Monona Avenue (later renamed Martin Luther King Boulevard). Picture...
Drawing

United States Army Regulation Tents

Date: 1861
Description: Shaded drawings with size dimensions for plans of "Tents used in Civil War. U.S. Army Regulation Tents."
Upper left, "18. ft diam, Gilbert Anderson Hub...
Drawing

United States Army Regulation Tents

Date: 1861
Description: Shaded drawings with size dimensions for plans of "Tents used in Civil War."
Upper left, "18. ft diam 'SIBLEY' TENT."
Upper right, "18. ft diam HASK...
Photograph

Western Canoe Association Members

Date: 1894
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Western Canoe Association members lounging in front of their tent camp. They are all wearing caps or hats. Near the center of the...
Photograph

Western Canoe Association Members at Picnic Point

Date: 1894
Description: Seven members of the canoe association are posed around an eighth member, who is lying face down on a padded cot, covered with ferns. Ferns have been strat...
Photograph

Fishing Camp at Thunder Lake

Date: 1890
Description: A group of men sharing a meal at a fishing camp near Thunder Lake.
Photograph

Commander Russell and Staff at Dept. Reunion — Camp Logan at Omaha

Date: 09 1887
Description: Outdoor group portrait of six men sitting around a table in military uniform in an open field. On the table are pens, an inkwell, two cigar boxes and paper...
Book or Pamphlet

C.B. Reynold's Tent

Date: 1886
Description: Illustration of C.B. Reynold's tent, in which he offered liberal lectures free of charge. A lectern and chairs are set up inside the tent. The sign on the ...
Print

Soldier at Camp Letterhead

Date: 11 15 1861
Description: Letterhead with a soldier standing guard with a rifle under his right arm. He is standing in front of a cannon, a stack of rifles, and a camp. The American...
Print

Lieut. Greble's Avenger Letterhead

Date: 01 28 1862
Description: Letterhead depicting a scene in the Battle of Big Bethel, in which Lieutenant John T. Greble refused to pull back, as he continued to fire his last cannon....
Photograph

"Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Nineteen men and women are posing outdoors in front of tents in a forest clearing. At the bottom the caption reads: "Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring, ...

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