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Halverson Log Cabin, State Normal School

Date: 1907
Description: A view of the facade of a log cabin on the grounds of the State Normal School. A black dog sits in front of the building. Caption reads: "Log Cabin on Norm...
Photograph

Greenspace with a Bust and Sundial

Date: 
Description: A view of a lawn at the State Normal School accented with a bust and sundial. Trees and various plantings dot the landscape.
Photograph

Left Wing of the State Normal School

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Description: A view of the facade of the State Normal School. The middle section, including a bell or clock tower, is mostly obscured by trees.
Photograph

Halverson Cabin, State Normal School

Date: 1907
Description: A view of a cabin on the grounds of the State Normal School. A pile of logs sits to the left.
Photograph

Fountain and House

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Description: View of an elaborate fountain decorated with squirrel figurines at its base. A path leads to a two-story brick house beyond the fountain. Lampposts and col...
Photograph

Professor Clay Daggett

Date: 01 18 1956
Description: Portrait of Clay Daggett, University of Wisconsin education professor who has also been a tour guide in many parts of the world.
Print

Cream Top Beer, Label

Date: 1938
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Cream Top Beer, Whitewater Brewing Co." Pictured on the label is a man sitting at a ...
Photograph

Fricker House

Date: 1936
Description: Three views of the Fricker House on Case Street, Whitewater's first modern house, the first of its kind in Whitewater. It was finished in the winter of 193...
Historical Essay

Whitewater

Origin of Whitewater, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Whitewater, Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Peck, George Wilbur (1840-1916)

Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895)
Historical Essay

Cadle, Richard Fish (1796-1857)

Missionary and Clergyman
Biography of Richard Fish Cadle, Episcopal clergyman and missionary who established many Wisconsin parishes.
Historical Essay

Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder (1843-1928)

Professor, University President, Geologist and Author
Discover the history of professor, university president, geologist and author, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, who establishing the university extension.
Historical Essay

Juliet Severance, Radical Victorian

A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman
Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights.
Historical Essay

Psychics and Mystics in 1850s Wisconsin

Spirits Lead a Woman to Fortune
Morris Pratt was a well known psychic medium whose legacy is his eponymous spiritualist institution in Whitewater, known locally as "Pratt's Folly."
Photograph

View of a Residential Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down middle of a tree-lined residential street. Power lines run along the curb on both sides of the street. There are wide terraces, sidewalks, and la...
Book or Pamphlet

Front and Back of Esterly Harvesting Machine Co. Brochure

Date: 1902
Description: Front and back of 8-page foldout color brochure. Front cover advertises the "All Steel Folding Platform Binder & Mower." Back cover features a horizontal i...
Book or Pamphlet

Esterly Harvesting Machine Co. Brochure

Date: 1902
Description: Inside half-page spread of foldout brochure. Features an illustration of the Esterly Enclosed Gear Mower showing Raising Device. Includes an inset on botto...
Book or Pamphlet

Esterly Harvesting Machine Co. Brochure

Date: 1902
Description: Full-size inside spread of foldout brochure. Features an illustration of the Esterly Steel Binder. Includes the phrase: "Folding platform / no trucks requi...
Book or Pamphlet

Esterly Harvesting Machine Co. Brochure

Date: 1902
Description: Front of 8-page foldout brochure. Includes 4 illustrations of machinery, including the Esterly Steel Binder, Canvas Bundle Carrier, Folding Platform or Tru...

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