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Drawing

Second Ward School House

Date: 1868
Description: Illustration of the exterior of the Second Ward School House, copied from the 1868 Madison City Directory.
Photograph

Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of window details in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
Photograph

Kenosha Cemetery

Date: 1900
Description: The exterior wall along the Kenosha cemetery.
Photograph

John R. Commons in Suit

Date: 1895
Description: Candid portrait of John Commons posing in front of a lace curtain with his hands in his pockets. This may have been taken while he was at Syracuse Universi...
Photograph

Spence's Observation Tower

Date: 1877
Description: View of Spence's observation tower. There is a group of people standing on its upper balcony.
Photograph

The U.S. Hotel

Date: 1858
Description: The U.S. Hotel was constructed in 1852 by Hugh Phillips to be used for mercantile purposes, but later transformed into the hotel. A group of people are sta...
Postcard

East Lemonweir Lutheran Church

Date: 
Description: Etching of East Lemonweir Lutheran Church. Etching from a centennial souvenir dated July, 1954. People are walking up the stairs to the church entrance. Ca...
Photograph

Church

Date: 1915
Description: View of the front of a church near Oak Grove.
Magazine or Periodical

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1870
Description: Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar...
Photograph

Abandoned Stone Schoolhouse

Date: 
Description: Schoolhouse at Lawerton(?), built 1859. There is a bell tower on the roof. Several of the windows are boarded up, and the door is either wide open or missi...
Photograph

Robert Novak

Date: 
Description: Color portrait of newspaper and television journalist Robert Novak. A loyal and generous alumnus of the University of Illinois, he is seen here wearing hi...
Photograph

South Face of Wadsworth Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the south face of Wadsworth Hall. A flag flies from the pediment. A large lawn with shrubs and trees is in the foreground.
Book or Pamphlet

Fromm Brochure

Date: 
Description: Interior page from a Fromm Brothers brochure giving information about caring for your fur. The page shows a photograph of a seated woman wearing a fur and ...
Photograph

Thomas Stewart

Date: 
Description: Seated portrait of Thomas J. Stewart (b. 1842), Company C, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry. He enlisted on November 2, 1863 and was mustered out of service as a corp...
Photograph

Annie Nunns

Date: 1940
Description: Portrait of Annie Amelia Nunns.
Print

M.S. Kungsholm Dinner Menu

Date: 01 13 1934
Description: Handwritten menu and "Bon Voyage" greeting in a card from the Swedish American Line, with a Swedish castle on the cover, and on the inside of the card, a t...
Book or Pamphlet

Hillside Home School Brochure

Date: 1894
Description: The front cover of a booklet about Hillside Home School during 1894-1895, the school's seventh year.
Book or Pamphlet

Hillside Home School Brochure

Date: 1895
Description: Cover of a booklet about Hillside Home School for 1895-1896, the school's eighth year. Includes a circular framed photograph of the front of the school.
Photograph

Dean Oak

Date: 1955
Description: A very large white oak tree standing along County Trunk Highway S dwarfs a utility pole nearby. There is a barn across a field in the far background. The t...
Photograph

George Nelson and C.P. Kappel

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of George A. Nelson (right), and C.P. Kappel dressed in fur hats, coats, and boots. There is a gun and a bottle on top of a small box next ...

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