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Abigail Adams

Date: 1839
Description: Facsimile engraving of a Gilbert Stuart painting of Abigail (Smith) Adams, wife of President John Adams and second First Lady of the United States.
Document

Green Bay Public Land Sale

Date: 1838
Description: Broadside advertising the public sale of land at Green Bay, issued by Martin Van Buren.
Drawing

A Bird's Eye View of Shullsburg in 1838

Date: 1838
Description: Drawing of Shullsburg. There is a numbered key on the left that reads, at top: "Explanation. Nos. Denote present Site." Streets are named on the map and ma...
Map or Atlas

Map of Hardwick

Date: 1833
Description: The map shows the distance of each dwelling-house from the common. The dwellings are listed by name of owner.
Book or Pamphlet

County Law Reform Pamphlet

Date: 1834
Description: The cover of the "Address, Resolutions, and Proceedings of the County Law Reform and Workingmen's Conventions...".
Historical Object

Unidentified Man

Date: 1837
Description: Aperture-type silhouette cut from ivory colored paper on black ground of unidentified man. Subject faces right (proper left) wearing a tie and ruffled shir...
Historical Object

Carsten Tank

Date: 1832
Description: Copper plate physiognotrace of Carsten Tank, the father of Nils Otto Tank of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Subject faces left (proper right) wearing a coat, tie, a...
Historical Object

Caroline A. Alllcott Stone

Date: 1834
Description: Aperture type hollow-cut silhouette of Caroline A. Allcott Stone, sister-in-law of Dr. Increase A. Lapham. Subject faces right (proper left), and wears her...
Historical Object

Lydia C. Sawyer

Date: 1837
Description: Hollow-cut silhouette of Lydia C. Sawyer, who died Feb. 11, 1837 at age 22. Portrait faces right (proper left), with hair up, and a fringed collar.
Print

The American Mammoth Ox or Brother Jonathan

Date: 1839
Description: Lithographic print of prize ox. Inscription beneath title reads: Weighing 4,000 Pounds, or 500 Stone, - of Beautiful Proportions. / This astonishing Ani...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Western Territory

Date: 1834
Description: This map shows the locations of Indian tribes, and lands sold and ceded, as well as roads, forts, and rivers. Lands in the Great Plains are covered, and Ar...
Manuscript

Lapham Index Page, Canals of Ohio

Date: 1832
Description: Page from the handwritten index to Lapham's Notes and accounts of canals, particularly the Ohio Canal near Portsmouth, 1830-1832.
Map or Atlas

Parcel Map of Columbus, Ohio

Date: 1834
Description: Parcel map of Columbus, Ohio.
Manuscript

Title Page of Lapham's A catalog of Plants Found in the Viciinity of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1838
Description: Title page of Increase Lapham's Catalog of Plants Found in the vicinity of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory.
Manuscript

Washington Ball Invitation

Date: 02 1831
Description: Printed invitation addressed to Mr. I.A. Lapham for a ball at C. McCoy's hotel to be held on February 17, 1831.
Map or Atlas

Plan of the Canal Termination on Portsmouth Point

Date: 1833
Description: Increase Lapham's plan for the canal terminus on Portsmouth Point at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio Rivers.
Drawing

Geological Profile from the Sandusky Plains to Portsmouth

Date: 12 22 1830
Description: Increase Lapham's drawing of the geological profile between the Sandusky plains and Portsmouth, Ohio.
Drawing

Louisville and Portland Railroad

Date: 02 15 1830
Description: Increase Lapham's drawing of a railroad tunnel and railroad tracks.
Manuscript

Increase Lapham Botanical Diary

Date: 1838
Description: Page from Increase Lapham's 1838 botanical diary in which he listed plants he observed in flower stage.
Manuscript

Increase Lapham Botanical Diary

Date: 1835
Description: Page from Increase Lapham's 1935 botanical diary in which he listed plants he observed in flower stage.

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