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Ground Plan of Indian Effigy Mounds

Date: 07 1838
Description: A map diagram of Indian effigy mounds seven miles east of Blue Mounds in the Wisconsin Territory.
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Northwest Territory Political Subdivisions

Date: 01 11 1805
Description: Four map illustrations showing the political subdivisions of the Northwest Territory from 1805 through 1834.
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Jane Addams of Hull House

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Description: Jane Addams holding an open book, surrounded by immigrant children.
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Plan of the Town of Clarksville

Date: 1780
Description: Hand-drawn plan for the layout of the town of Clarksville, bordering Mayfield Creek and Liberty Creek. Fort Jefferson is shown between the townsite and the...
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Bird's-Eye View of New Glarus

Date: 1865
Description: Bird's-eye view of New Glarus.
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Franklin. Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Date: 1875
Description: Bird's-eye view of Franklin.
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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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Winther Motor Company Factory

Date: 1921
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Winther Motor and Truck Company factory and grounds.
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Elisha D. Smith Library

Date: 1899
Description: The Elisha D. Smith Library built by Van Ryn and De Gelleke.
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Fox-Wisconsin Canal

Date: 1855
Description: Fox-Wisconsin portage and canal map, when the canal was not yet built. From a map in the office of the city clerk at Portage. "The old trail, the location ...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin Building

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Description: Drawing of an exterior view of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin headquarters building, now the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Anti-Communist Envelope

Date: 1962
Description: Envelope of a letter addressed to Senator William Proxmire from a constituent in Kansasville, Wisconsin, which graphically illustrates a perceived connecti...
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The New Richmond Cyclone

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of Mrs. A.G. Boehm's History of the New Richmond Cyclone of June 12th, 1899 featuring an engaving of a large cyclone and the wreckage it has left beh...
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1880 Iron Brigade Reunion

Date: 1880
Description: A composite drawing, including photographic portraits, depicting "Doc" Aubrey, newsboy of the Iron Brigade, delivering papers to the camp where other membe...
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The Constitution

Date: 1860
Description: Two hands shaking with the Constitution, Union flag, battle ax and stars in the background. Caption below reads, "Our Union Forever." Red and blue ink on b...
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A Merry Xmas

Date: 1881
Description: A black and silver, hand-drawn, pen and ink holiday card with an Asian theme. A woman and a young man are facing each other, and a dried flower and sprig o...
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Hayward Indian Boarding School

Date: 1900
Description: Perspective drawing of the buildings at the Hayward Indian School. There is a man in a boat in the right foreground and an empty boat in the left foregroun...
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Camp Judas Sketch

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Description: A rough sketch of Camp Judas, the 12th Regiment's first bivouac under Colonel George E. Bryant.
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Stage Plot for the Band U2

Date: 04 14 1981
Description: Stage Plot for the band U2. The famed Irish rock band that formed in 1976 performed on April 14, 1981 at Merlyn’s, 311 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. U2...
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Stage Plot for the Band U2

Date: 04 14 1981
Description: Stage Plot for the band U2. The famed Irish rock band that formed in 1976 performed on April 14, 1981 at Merlyn’s, 311 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. U2...

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