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Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1901
Description: Cover of a German language advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company. The cover's color illustration features a woman with a rake watching a ...
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22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 09 22 1862
Description: The 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers under the command of Colonel William L. Utley, crossing the pontoon bridge at Cincinnati.
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Hausmann Brewing Company Malt House

Date: 1899
Description: Exterior view of the Hausmann Brewing Company's Malt House, 1603 Sherman Avenue.
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Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2

Date: 1881
Description: Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2's steamer engine is shown in front of Central Fire Station at 10 South Webster Street.
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Steam Vessel at Dock

Date: 1895
Description: A view of a dock showing a steam vessel and men with a team of horses towing a log raft.
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Bridge Boat Landing

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Description: Bridge boat landing, with a dog standing in the foreground near a shoreline with a pier and a boat. There is a bridge across the water on the left, and tre...
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Prototype of Methodist Revivals

Date: 1896
Description: Drawing comparing Methodist revivals to gatherings of howling monkeys.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper

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Description: Photograph of fish altered to create an imaginary new species of fish, the Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper. Its apparent features include short fangs, a rounded b...
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Joe McCarthy Christmas Greeting

Date: 12 1954
Description: The 1954 Christmas card of Jeanne and Joseph R. McCarthy, mailed at about the time he was censured by the Senate. Handwritten on the inside the card says,...
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Walter S. Rait's General Merchandise

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Description: Exterior view of Walter S. Rait's Merchandise.
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First Baptist Church

Date: 1890
Description: At the corner of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Streets; the present site of T.A. Chapman Store. View of building from across the street. Three men stand in fro...
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Building

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph; corner of Broad and Wisconsin Avenues. Built in 1870. E.T. Mix, architect. Victorian details decorate the six story building. A small pile of...
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Hatton Lumber Camp

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Description: Winter view of Hatton Lumber Company Camp, including a number of buildings and a man riding on a horse-drawn sled.
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The Home of the Chippewa

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Description: Chippewa Indians are seated around a dome-shaped dwelling on a reservation.
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Horlick's Stone Quarry

Date: 1888
Description: Men working in Horlick's stone quarry. Teams of horses pull wagons. There is a steam pump at right. A man in a hat and coat, possibly William Horlick, stan...
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Old Abe Ferrotype

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Description: Ferrotype of "Old Abe," the bald eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The young bird has brown head feathe...
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Building — Anaglyph

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph; corner of Broad and Wisconsin Avenues. Built in 1870. E.T. Mix, architect. Victorian details decorate the six story building. A small pile of...
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Wisconsin Deer Decal

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Description: Wisconsin promotional decal featuring a drawing of a deer.
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Wisconsin Grasses

Date: 1914
Description: View of piles of cut grass in a field. Men on a wagon with a heavy load of hay pulled by a horse can be seen in the background.
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German Brown Trout

Date: 1936
Description: A view of freshly caught German Brown Trout, lying near a net and fishing pole.

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