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Taxidermied Old Abe
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"Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After his death in 1881 he was stuffed, mounted, and put in the Capitol museum.Depicted from the front with head turned to right and the American flag behind him.
1890
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Taxidermied Old Abe on a Perch
1900
Side view of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After his death in 1881, he was stuffed, mounted, and placed in the Capitol museum. The shield he is perched ...
Old Abe with New Testament and United States Flag
1881
Stuffed Old Abe, the Wisconsin Civil War eagle, perched on an American flag with a copy of the New Testament propped in front.
Old Abe
1870
Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Old Abe is perched on a plank of wood with the American flag painted on it. The portrait is masked into an oval shape.
Old Abe Portrait
1870
Carte-de-visite portrait of a stuffed bald eagle, purportedly, Old Abe. There is a flag at the left and at the bottom is written "The Eagel [sic] of The Eight Wis.V.V." Authenticity of the portra...
Old Abe
circa 1880-1889
Side view of Old Abe perched on a shield with the American flag painted on it. The words "Old Abe" are printed at the bottom. Authenticity of this image doubted. The head of the bird appears to b...
Old Abe Sitting on a Cannon
1875
Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, perched at the end of a cannon looking left with the American flag in the background. Served as the model for the eagle on the Wiscon...
