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Wisconsin Bank Notes
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Proof sheets of five and ten dollars bills of the Wisconsin Bank of Madison. Among other illustrations, the notes include an engraving of Leonard J. Farwell, at the time the governor of Wisconsin, and a variation on the state seal.
1852
Wellstood, Hay & Whiting (New York, New York)
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W01354F
WHi 38558
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Leonard J. Farwell
1860
Leonard J. Farwell (1819-1889), Madison businessman-promoter and Wisconsin's only Whig governor (1852-1854). When this salted paper portrait was taken, Farwell was serving a single term in the Wisc...
Vignette of Alexander Randall
Small vignette of an oval framed head and shoulders engraved portrait of Governor Alexander Randall. The words "Hon. Alexr. W. Randall" are typed under the vignette and beneath that, signed in ink ...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Second) Engraving
1854
Engraving of the first capitol building built in Madison used as an illustration by the Madison Mutual Insurance Company, a first insurance company, the directors of which included Simeon Mills, B....
Pilgrims of the Plains
1871
Wood engraving of pioneer men, one of whom is playing a violin, surrounded by covered wagons.
Commercial National Bank Letterhead
Numbered letterhead of the Commercial National Bank of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with a lion's head, names of bank officers, and the legend, "Capital and Surplus $200,000". Printed by Western Bank No...
The "Champion" Shops at Springfield
1875
Engraving from the back of an advertising or trade card showing views of the Warder, Mitchell and Company factory buildings at Springfield, Ohio. The company manufactured agricultural machinery, in...
