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Filter: Year of 1800-1899
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | View from street through gates towards the Third Wisconsin State Capitol, the second in Madison, as seen from East Washington Avenue. The iron fence and st... |
| Date: | 1821 |
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| Description: | Canadian Prairie Indians on Snowshoes. |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | Soldiers in formation at Camp Randall during winter. The season [there appears to be snow on the ground] and the tents indicate that this image was made in... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Indian dance on snowshoes. (Plate 14). "In the northern latitudes of America, where the winters are long and very severe, from the heavy falls of snow wh... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Buffalo wounded by spear or arrow in the snow (Plate 16). "The reader has here, a striking illustration of the deadly effects of the Indian's arrow, and ... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Indians on snowshoes hunting buffaloes trapped in snow (Plate 17). "In this view the reader is introduced to the optimum of dreariness and severity which... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Prison from outside the prison's walls. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated exterior view of buildings and grounds of the Wisconsin State Prison. Prisoners are line up in formation. |
| Date: | 03 24 1875 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of the Grand and Majestic Snowbanks on the Madison and Portage Railroad, listed as one of four views of "15 to 30 ft. high snow-banks" in Dahl... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | Building housing the very first central electric light station for distribution of incandescent lighting. The sign on the building reads: "Vulcan St." |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Elevated illustration of the Lawrence College Campus with snow on the ground. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over houses towards the First Congregational Church in winter. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Main Street and the surrounding buildings. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Chippewa Falls during the winter. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Ingram residence in winter, home of the wealthy lumberman O.H. Ingram. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Winter view across road towards the Baker house, the residence of James S. Baker. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the fort, with snow on the ground. |
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