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Old Abe and the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 07 1863
Description: "Old Abe" and "Color Guard" of the Eighth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, posed in uniform, outside with Old Abe on a shield perch. Likely Edward H...
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Old Abe Sitting on a Cannon

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, perched at the end of a cannon looking left with the American flag in the background. Serve...
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Old Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle, perched on a stars and stripe shield near a cannon at the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a flag in the background.
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Old Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle, perched on a stars and stripes shield next to a cannon at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Old Abe has his back turned towards t...
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Old Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, posed on a cannon with the third Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. From 1864 until his de...
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Assembly Chamber Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol Assembly Chamber mural, "The State of Wisconsin, its Past, Present, and Future," by Edwin Blashfield. Also shows Speaker's podium a...
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Red Cross Trained Staff Assistants

Date: 11 09 1942
Description: Group portrait of State Civil Service employees enrolled in the staff assistance course for Red Cross and other defense related organizations, posed benea...
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Women's Relief Corps Parading down Street

Date: 1902
Description: Women's Relief Corps with umbrellas parading down the street. Stuffed eagle parading as "Old Abe." Directly behind the two flags are, from left to right: ...
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Eagle Regiment Car

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Description: Dr. James A Jackson, Sr., who was a hospital steward for the 8th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War, riding in an open car during a GAR parade in Madi...
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Chief Justice Receives Cake

Date: 02 12 1949
Description: Harlan Nicholls, president of the Four Lakes Boy Scout council, is shown, left, as he presents a birthday cake to Chief Justice Marvin Rosenberry in observ...
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway Poster

Date: 1853
Description: Poster advertising Chicago & Northwestern Railway featuring a map of the route, and an image of an eagle with a banner in its beak and an American flag.
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Old Abe Taking a Sunbath "Wayside Gems" Photograph

Date: 1879
Description: Old Abe, the Wisconsin War eagle, is perched outdoors with his wings stretched a little, on a stars and stripes shield near a cannon with a flag in the bac...
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President's Flag

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Description: The United States flag and ensign, and the President's flag. Four stars frame an shield and an eagle, holding an olive branch and arrows. The scroll abov...
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United States Ensign and Motto

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Description: The United States ensign and motto, "In God We Trust," above an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows. Two flags frame the figure, and a scroll reads, "...
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Old Abe with New Testament

Date: 1881
Description: Stuffed Old Abe, the Wisconsin Civil War eagle, perched on an American flag with a copy of the New Testament propped in front.
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Photographic Portrait of Old Abe

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Description: Vintage portrait print of Old Abe, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment's eagle mascot. The print reads at the top, "8th Wisconsin's Famous War-Eagle, 1861-5"...
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Old Abe and His Regiment Color Guard

Date: 07 1863
Description: Photograph of a monochrome painting of "Old Abe" the bald eagle mascot of the Eighth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and his regiment color guard. ...
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Old Abe Portrait

Date: 1870
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a stuffed bald eagle, purportedly, Old Abe. There is a flag at the left and at the bottom is written "The Eagel [sic] o...
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Old Abe on a Plank

Date: 1870
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Old Abe is perched on a plank of wood with the American flag painted on it. The portrait is...
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Old Abe Perched on a Cannon

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Volunteer Infantry. He is perched on a cannon with his head turned to the left and t...

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