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Stuffed Old Abe on a Perch



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Title: Stuffed Old Abe on a Perch
Description: 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 on is painted with American stars and stripes.
Image ID: 79605
Creation
Date: 		1900 
Creator
Name: 		Diemer, Melvin E.
City, State: Madison, Wisconsin
Collection
Name: 		Album 17 (The Civil War--Old Abe, Wisconsin Civil War Eagle)
Genre: Photographs
Subjects: Mascots
Signs and symbols
Birds
Civil War, 1861-1865
Indoor photography
Flags
Taxidermy
 

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Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society.
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