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Memorial Chapel

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of Memorial Chapel at Lawrence College.
Book or Pamphlet

Beavers and their Dams

Date: 1859
Description: Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams.
Photograph

Kenosha Cemetery

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

Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1930
Description: A lithograph of the Grace Episcopal Church with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background.
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.
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.
Drawing

View of Madison

Date: 1890
Description: Drawing depicting a distant view across water towards the city of Madison.
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

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.
Photograph

Men Crossing Stream in International Model M Truck

Date: 1913
Description: Three men in an International Model M truck driving through a stream in a wooded area.
Photograph

Whirling Thunder St. Croix Indian

Date: 1930
Description: Saint Croix Ojibwa man, bare-chested, wearing a feather war bonnet.
Photograph

Ojibwa Shooting Arrow

Date: 1935
Description: Ojibwa man shooting an arrow at the sky. The man is wearing buckskin leggings, a beaded apron, and porcupine roach. Two arrows are stuck in the ground besi...
Photograph

Two Ojibwa Men Shaking Hands

Date: 1935
Description: Two Ojibwa men standing outdoors on a blanket while shaking hands. The man on the left is dressed in a suit and wearing a hat while holding a blind walking...
Photograph

Ojibwa with Bow and Arrow

Date: 1935
Description: Ojibwa man sitting in a cottonwood tree, holding a bow and arrow. The man is wearing a headband with a porcupine roach.
Photograph

Chippewa Indian Lake Superior Tribe

Date: 1935
Description: Ojibwa man kneeling on the ground, holding a bow and arrow in one hand and an eagle fan raised in the other hand. He is wearing a beaded headband.
Photograph

Lake Superior Chippewas

Date: 1938
Description: Three Bad River Ojibwa women standing outdoors on a blanket. The women are all wearing dresses with beadwork. The woman in the middle is wearing a headband...
Photograph

Ojibwa Man in Forest

Date: 1938
Description: An Ojibwa man standing next to birch trees, gazing over a waterway. The man is wearing a beaded and appliqued vest and apron with fringe, a porcupine roac...
Photograph

Ojibwa Man Holding Eagle Fan

Date: 1938
Description: An Ojibwa man standing in a forest holding an eagle feather fan. His vest and apron are beaded and appliqued. He is wearing leather moccasins, ankle bells,...
Photograph

Ojibwa Indian

Date: 1938
Description: A smiling Ojibwa man standing in a field with his arms crossed. He is wearing an appliqued apron with fringe and beads over buckskin leggings, a beaded cho...

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