Fur Trader |
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Biography of pioneer fur trader Jacques Vieau. |
Newspaperman, Politician and Inventor |
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Biography of newspaperman, a politician and typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. |
Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator |
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Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin. |
Fur Trader, Land Speculator, Politician and Founder of Milwaukee |
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Brief biography of Solomon Juneau, the fur trader, land speculator and politician who helped found Milwaukee. |
Learn about the oldest cities and towns in Wisconsin which were established by 1836 and still exist today. |
Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975 |
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Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding. |
Read about Earth Day's founder, Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin senator and early environmentalist. |
Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
A Historical Look at Service Stations |
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Photographs of Wisconsin gas stations portray the development of service station architecture. |
When the Beaver was King |
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Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries. |
View these 19th-century panoramic, detailed maps of Wisconsin communities. |
How Real Estate Owners Created Wisconsin |
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Discover how land owners promoted their towns and villages for settlers and created the cities you know today. |
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