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Archaic Deer Hunters

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of a set of archaic Indian deer hunters with their kill.
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Effigy Mound Builders

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of prehistoric Indians building an effigy mound.
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Indian Dancer

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of a costumed indian dancer.
Painting

Wisconsin State Capitol Mural

Date: 1910
Description: Mural within the Wisconsin State Capitol depicting two women as "The seeker of knowledge at the shrine of wisdom".
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Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig Building Under Construction

Date: 1952
Description: Watercolor painting of a Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig building (the site of the current Wisconsin Historical Museum) under construction.
Painting

Bierstadt Butterfly

Date: 1900
Description: Oil on paper painting of a butterfly. Bierstadt would apply oil paints directly to the paper to form one wing of a butterfly, then fold the paper in Rorsch...
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Black Butterfly Painting

Date: 1900
Description: Oil on paper painting of a black butterfly by Alfred Bierstadt. Bierstadt would apply oil paints directly to the paper to form one wing of a butterfly, the...
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Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View of Main Street, looking north on Gasper Street.
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Berner's Ice Cream Store

Date: 1950
Description: View of Edward C. Berner's ice cream store.
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Moses Strong Residence Drawing

Date: 1950
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Moses Strong Residence Drawing

Date: 1950
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Sturgeon Bay Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: The Sturgeon Bay Hospital.
Painting

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 03 16 1916
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 900 block East Gorham Street, ca. 1862-1893.
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Old Milton House

Date: 1920
Description: Watercolor of the "Old Milton House" done by Mrs. Louise Westby of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad during...
Painting

Dinner For The Threshing Crew

Date: 1987
Description: The threshing team breaks from work for a noon meal at the farmhouse. A bench with wash basins, soap and water sits in the yard to allow workers to wash up...
Painting

Horse-Drawn Mower Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Watercolor painting of a man operating a sickle-bar mower, pulled by two horses. Cows, a large house, and rolling hills are in the background. The painti...
Painting

Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Two preliminary watercolors of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The panel displays the history of Wisconsin ex...
Painting

Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: A watercolor of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. This panel displays the history of Wisconsin exploration, mos...
Painting

Wisconsin Centennial Mural

Date: 1948
Description: Center panel of the completed mural at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The image depicts wheat farming, one of the state's earliest and largest industrie...
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View From Brisbois Point

Date: 1954
Description: View from Brisbois Point. Prairie du Chien lies below, and beyond the Mississippi River rise Iowa's hills.

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