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Where They Settled in Wisconsin

Date: 1982
Description: This map shows the location of major settlement regions for various ethnic groups. Includes a legend in lower left hand corner. Sparse settlement is repres...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin 1

Date: 1899
Description: This map shows color coded and numbered regions of Indian land cessions. Lake Superior and Lake Michigan are labeled and other lakes and rivers are shown. ...
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Wisconsin 2

Date: 1899
Description: This map shows color coded and numbered regions of Indian land cessions. Lake Superior and Lake Michigan are labeled and other lakes and rivers are shown. ...
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Part of Townships 12 & 13, Range 9 East, 4th Mer

Date: 1900
Description: This manuscript map shows outline of Fort Winnebago reserve land, Fort Winnebago, claim of A. Grignon, and Indian boundaries. The Fox River and Swan Lake a...
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Garden Beds at Leeman

Date: 1930
Description: A map of the site of a Native American village with a complex of linear raised garden beds and cache pits near Leeman. Also shown are a farmstead, road, an...
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Engraving of the Peck Cabin, after the painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. Caption at bottom reads: "First House in Madison. 1837."
Map or Atlas

A General Map of the Middle British Colonies in America: Viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut and Rhode-Island: Of Aquanishuonigy the Country of the Confederate Indians Comprehending Aquanishuonigy Proper

Date: 1758
Description: This detailed map of north eastern America shows the boundaries, cities, mountains, rivers, lakes, Native American land and towns, and roads from east of t...
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Lovisiana by de Rivier Missisippi

Date: 1720
Description: Map showing the course of the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico up past Lake Superior into Canada. It shows the towns, Native American tribes and l...
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A Map of the Five Great Lakes with Part of Pensilvania, New York, Canada, and Hudsons Bay Territories &c

Date: 1755
Description: Map of the Great Lakes region during the French and Indian War. It shows in great detail the territories, borders and boundary lines, Native American tribe...
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba...
Photograph

Children Posing By Tree

Date: 1936
Description: Walker Reid (1929-2016) standing alongside tree with Indian girl. Reid Walker shown is 7-years-old, and is the son of Carol McMillan Reid. Portrait taken a...
Photograph

Overlooking Big Bay

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Description: A man and women are posing on a rock formation and looking out over the big bay near Stand Rock. Boats are on the river in the distance.
Photograph

Indian Summer at Wisconsin Dells

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Description: View towards a man wearing colorful clothing and a headdress, and holding a long bow and arrow. He is sitting on a rock formation high above the water.
Photograph

Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial — Girls Playing

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Description: Two young women, Annette Miner and Carolyn Young, are climbing on rocks at Soomis's beard.
Photograph

Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

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Description: Two young women, Annette Miner and Carolyn Young, are standing in water on a sand bar with a toy canoe floating nearby.
Photograph

Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

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Description: An unidentified young man is standing next to an unidentified young women sitting on a rock over looking Palisades and Big Bay.
Photograph

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Photograph of a woodcut of the Eben and Roseline Peck cabin. It was built by or for Roseline, the first white settler in Madison. The drawing was inspired ...

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