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| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive no. 221, the first "big engine" on the Wisconsin Central. Built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in 1898, and later ren... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Hartford. |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Kewaskum. Includes a list of hotels, churches, post office, railroad depot, etc. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of West Bend, looking west. Milwaukee River flows across image just below center, with fairgrounds at bottom right and Maple street at top ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | German Methodist Episcopal Church with a cemetery. The congregation was organized in 1859 and the church was put up in the early 1860's. The church is no l... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Driveway leading to the German Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Front entrance to the German Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Detail of section 5 of the Washington County map showing only Hartford. |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | This 1859 map of Washington County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, landownership and acreages, cities and villages, roads, ... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | This 1899 map shows the contour depths of Big Cedar Lake in Washington County, Wisconsin, and includes four cross sections of the lake. Roads, railroads, s... |
| A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The components of the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery regiment were spread throughout the South during the war. |
| Magician and Showman |
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| Brief biography of Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). |
| Beyond Beer and Brats |
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| Explore the history of Labor Day celebrations in Wisconsin. |
| A Popular Speaker Sways Opinion |
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| Discover the connection between P.T. Barnum and the 1853 statewide referendum on liquor sales. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Nativity scene creche set assembled and used by a Polish-American family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin beginning around 1895. (Museum accession #2007.100) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Military draft raffle drum used to select draftee names in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the Civil War, 1863-1864. (Museum object #1966.174) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Milwaukee Light Guard coat worn by Captain John C. Starkweather, 1858-1861. (Museum object #1957.282) |
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