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Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1856
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859.
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Fur Trading Post

Date: 1833
Description: Illustration of the Solomon Juneau fur trading post at Milwaukee in 1833.
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1873
Description: Newspaper reproduction of an etching of the Milwaukee River.
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East Water Street

Date: 1844
Description: Illustration of the west side of East Water Street.
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Madison Female Academy

Date: 1848
Description: Sketch of the Madison Women's Seminary on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East Johnson. The Madison Female Academy was a 19th century school for girls w...
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Washburn Observatory on the University on Wisconsin-Madison campus, with pedestrians on the surrounding grounds.
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Plan of the University of Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: Illustrated view of the plan for University of Wisconsin of University Hill, Bascom Hill, area.
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Albion College

Date: 1869
Description: Engraving of an elevated view of Albion College.
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Mills in Appleton, Wisconsin-15,000 Lbs. Daily

Date: 1870
Description: Sketch of the Fox River, a train, the mill, a warehouse, and a steamboat.
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Edward Dwight Eaton Chapel

Date: 1895
Description: Drawing of the Edward Dwight Eaton Chapel at Beloit College.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1850
Description: View of the first Norwegian Church built in Gjerpen, organized October 4, 1850. Gjerpen was one of the earliest Norwegian settlements in Wisconsin
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First Church in Green Bay

Date: 1823
Description: First church in Green Bay.
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Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office

Date: 1857
Description: Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office. This was the first newspaper published in Wisconsin. The building was on Main Street. This drawing appeared in an...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Illustration

Date: 1889
Description: Illustration of the Wisconsin State Capitol with an American flag displayed on the dome.
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Second Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1850
Description: Illustration of the second Wisconsin State Capitol, which was the first one in Madison.
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Illustration of the DuCharme House

Date: 1890
Description: A drawing of the DuCharme/Grignon house and fur-trading post as it appeared shortly before being razed in about 1892.
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DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...
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Moulding Mill

Date: 1861
Description: Moulding Mill on First Street of Whitewater, Wisconsin, the building on the left is the bank.
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Octagon House

Date: 1885
Description: Drawing of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage in the foreground.
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Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1835
Description: Drawing of the Stockbridge Indian mission.

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