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| Description: | Tent covering the excavation site of the bones of extinct bison. Milo Mickelson and Lester Giesler are standing in the doorway of the tent. |
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| Description: | Five examples of typical Wisconsin flint weapon points. The upper row of points are notched sides and base, and the lower are notched convex base. |
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| Description: | Five examples of typical Wisconsin flint weapon points found at Interstate Park. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Samuel Foster Haven (1806-1881), Massachusetts anthropologist, librarian, and archaeologist. Haven is best known as t... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Cyanotype print of the interior of the Geology Museum in Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. View towards corner of a room with win... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | A mastodon skull unearthed at Quartz Creek at a depth of 42 feet. Photograph taken at Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada. Text on photograph reads: "Copyrigh... |
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| Description: | Interior view of a glass display case, possibly in a museum. It appears to be displaying a collection of pottery and skeletal remains. Framed portraits han... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of bear effigy mound outlined in chalk at Lake Koshkonong. |
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| Description: | Vernon and Cathrine Steger proudly display a lifetime collection of Native American artifacts found on their farm. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Charles E. Brown, curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, sits on a chair and reads while holding an artifact. |
| Date: | 04 12 1912 |
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| Description: | Diagram of a bird effigy mound found in Frost's Woods, Blooming Grove Township. |
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| Description: | "Ivan Weber shows off his collection of Indian artifacts." |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Diagram of an effigy mound in the shape of a cross. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Map of a portion of Merton including the Bark River, a mill, Fort Hill, and Indian mounds. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Group portrait including Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 4th from left) and her fellow travelers on a trip to Egypt. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View down road lined with trees in Egypt. A group of Egyptians are standing and sitting between the trees and the river, and travelers on the road are walk... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | The Sphinx at Giza in Egypt. Three men are standing or sitting on the shoulder of the Sphinx, and several men are sitting in the shade below with two camel... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 3rd from left) and her fellow travelers, guides and Egyptians on a trip to Giza, Egypt. Five people are r... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | In 1916, it was estimated that 15,000 Indian mounds had formerly existed in Wisconsin. In the early 20th century, the Wisconsin Archaeological Society surv... |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of an exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The exhibit features dinosaur bones and a preserved fish. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vici... |
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