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| Civil War Envelopes |
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| View the culture and politics of a country at war with itself through envelopes produced by publishers and printers. |
| The Civil War sketches of Alexander Simplot were reproduced as engravings for use in newspapers. |
| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
| Black-and-white photographs taken and printed by Civil War-era photographer George N. Barnard. |
| Learn about the history of Christmas cards and their various uses during World War I and II, and in postwar America. |
| Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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| Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin. |
| Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
| An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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| Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
| Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Native American Photographs |
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| Collection of photographs documenting Native American life and the impact of federal government. |
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