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| Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives |
| Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
| An album of 32 unusual photographs taken in 1905 of graduates of Menomonie High School in Dunn County. |
| Increase Lapham's Cartes-de-visite Collection |
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| View this magnificent collection of 19th century famous scientists collected by Wisconsin naturalist Increase Lapham. |
| Circus images from the 1860s to the 1960s. |
| The Story of Two Communities Through Photographs |
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| Read about the history of Manitowoc and Two Rivers, two Wisconsin communities, and view photos documenting more than 150 years of life in the two cities. |
| The Early History of Civilian Aircraft: 1925-1930 |
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| The Early History of Civilian Aircraft: 1925-1930 |
| The Many Varied Photographs |
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| Read about the diverse career of photographer Harold Gauer, who is perhaps best known for his humorous photographs. |
| Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Learn about the history of Christmas cards and their various uses during World War I and II, and in postwar America. |
| Discover the famous lithographic company most known for its WWII posters whose goal was to mobilize public support for the American war effort. |
| Black-and-white photographs taken and printed by Civil War-era photographer George N. Barnard. |
| An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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| Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
| View the online collection of Photo Copy Service photographs taken in Madison from the 1920s through 1960s. |
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