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| View many photographs of Cassville Wisconsin's varied river life, taken by Frank W. Feiker |
| Life and Lumbering in Chippewa Falls |
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| Read about the life and career of photographer Alfred Bish who documented the lumbering industry and daily life in the Chippewa Falls area. |
| 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 about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
| Avid Amateur Photographer |
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| Learn about the career of photographer Harry Dankoler, who captured images of his experiences throughout life and experimented with photo manipulation. |
| Mississippi River Town |
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| View 19th century photographs of life on the Mississippi River logging town of Alma, Wisconsin. |
| A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century. |
| Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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| Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
| An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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| Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
| Reuben Gold Thwaites Photographs |
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| Reuben Gold Thwaites' photos of his trip down the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. |
| Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| 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. |
| Documenting a Sense of Place |
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| View more than 8,000 images of Wisconsin communities: main streets, the built environment, prominent points of interests and some rural scenes. |
| Discover the works of Austrian artist Franz Hölzlhuber, who documented Wisconsin scenery through watercolor. |
| The Work of Blanchard Harper |
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| Learn about the work of Blanchard Harper, a female photographer who settled near Madison, Wisconsin. |
| pencil drawings |
| 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 history of Christmas cards and their various uses during World War I and II, and in postwar America. |
| A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker |
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| Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895. |
| The Extinction of a Species |
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| Read about how the species of passenger pigeons became extinct. Follow links to short essays on the topic and view a collection of images. |
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