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| Date: | 05 1849 |
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| Description: | Fort Leavenworth with trees, buildings and American flag. The fort was established by Colonel Henry Leavenworth to protect the Santa Fe trail against the I... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Poster entitled "Reformers Of 1873" with depictions of Governor William R. Taylor, Lt. Governor Charles D. Parker, Secretary Peter Doyle, Treasurer Ferdina... |
| Date: | 1862 |
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| Description: | Sketch of Boone's Knob and the Kentucky River, where Company A of the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry camped, November-December, 1862. The sketch was drawn by Priv... |
| Date: | 11 20 1858 |
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| Description: | Panoramic sketch of the first Wisconsin State Fair held in Madison with large tents, fire companies, side-shows, and performances that drew thousands of vi... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the origin... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Washburn Observatory on the University on Wisconsin-Madison campus, with pedestrians on the surrounding grounds. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Illustrated view of the plan for University of Wisconsin of University Hill, Bascom Hill, area. |
| Date: | 09 21 1867 |
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| Description: | Illustration of four men shooting at a thick flock of wild pigeons. Hunting dogs are gathered around them in the field, which has a number of dead birds. |
| Date: | 1829 |
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| Description: | Drawing of Cassville depicting a horse cart on the river's edge, with men and boats. |
| Date: | 1834 |
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| Description: | Full-length illustration of Henry Dodge in frontiersman attire. He is holding a hat, a gun, and has a sword on his belt. |
| Date: | 08 24 1876 |
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| Description: | Hand-drawn plan of the battleground of Huycks. |
| Date: | 03 26 1876 |
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| Description: | Hand-drawn map showing the place of Hook's defeat in York County in South Carolina. |
| Date: | 07 06 1889 |
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| Description: | Illustration depicting a boy and a girl joining hands at a crossroads, with a choice of "The Freethought Road" or "The Orthodox Route". |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Pencil sketch of a building owned by the Rodolf family along a commercial street. |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Pencil sketch of a stone house with a porch the full length of the dwelling, supported by 6 columns. |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Pencil sketch of buildings, including the Post Office. |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a drawing of an Indian aiming his bow and arrow, with one foot standing on an earlier kill. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee River in the downtown area, looking south from the west side of the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Sketch of the Fox River, a train, the mill, a warehouse, and a steamboat. |
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