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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 06 1837
Description: Lithograph based on a painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey showing the Peck cabin, the first house in Madison. In addition to the cabin, the lithograph includes a ...
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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 (...
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Pecatonica River

Date: 1834
Description: Peck-a-ton-oka (Pecatonica River) with Rodolf farm in the background.
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1831
Description: Drawing of Fort Winnebago (near present-day Portage) that illustrated "Wau-Bun," Juliette Kinzie's memoir of her experiences on the early Wisconsin fronti...
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Snags (Sunken Trees on the Missouri River)

Date: 1832
Description: Steamboat navigating through sunken trees on the Missouri River.
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Washinga Sahba's Grave on Blackbird's Hills

Date: 1832
Description: Engraving of Indians on horseback along river with Indian grave on hill in background.
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Encampment of the Travellers on the Missouri River

Date: 1832
Description: Travellers setting up camp along the Missouri River.
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Punka Indians Encamped on Banks of the Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: Punka Indians encamped on the banks of the Missouri River and canoeing in river.
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Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch: A Mandan Village

Date: 1832
Description: Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch, a Mandan village with boats on the river in foreground.
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Junction of the Yellowstone River with the Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: Junction of the Yellowstone River and the Missouri River.
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The Citadel Rock on the Upper Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: The Citadel Rock on the Upper Missouri River.
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Herds of Bison and Elk on the Upper Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: Herds of bison and elk on the Upper Missouri River.
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Remarkable Hills on Upper Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: Remarkable Hills on Upper Missouri River (view 14).
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Herd of Bison, on the Upper Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: Herd of Bison, on the Upper Missouri River.
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The White Castles, on the Upper Missouri

Date: 1832
Description: The White Castles, on the Upper Missouri River.
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Shot Tower

Date: 07 1836
Description: Sketch of the Shot Tower.
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Men-dow-min, Or The Corn

Date: 1835
Description: Men-dow-min, or the Corn, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) dwarf. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Green Bay (1827).
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Shot Tower

Date: 1831
Description: Pencil drawing of the Shot Tower.
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Shot Tower, Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1836
Description: The shot tower at Tower Hill State Park.
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View of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1836
Description: Woodcut of Prairie du Chien in 1836. Text at bottom reads: "Prairie du Chien in 1836. From an old cut."

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