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La Follette, Sr. Engraving

Date: 1904
Description: An engraved head and shoulders portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during the period when he was the governor of Wisconsin.
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Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee in 1853

Date: 1937
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee in 1853 details building features and city layout from southwest. Important buildings are numbered in a silhouette drawing bel...
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Van Slyke House

Date: 1973
Description: Illustration of the Van Slyke house at 510 North Carroll Street built by Napoleon Bonaparte Van Slyke in 1863.
Postcard

St. John's Evangelical Church

Date: 1910
Description: View of St. John's Evangelical Church in Monroe.
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Immigrants at Ellis Island

Date: 1900
Description: A group of immigrants, both children and adults, who have just arrived at Ellis Island.
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Pierce House

Date: 1973
Description: A sketch of the Pierce Residence at 424 North Pinckney Street. The house is sometimes referred to by the surnames of its other owners: McDonnell, Garnhardt...
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Underground Newspaper Cover: The Kudzu

Date: 06 24 1969
Description: Cover of "The Kudzu," an underground newspaper, featuring a reproduction of Martin Schongauer's 15th Century engraving entitled, "Saint Anthony Tormented b...
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Breese Stevens House

Date: 1973
Description: A depiction of the Breese Stevens house at 401 North Carroll Street. Located in the Mansion Hill neighborhood, the house was built in 1863.
Magazine or Periodical

The First Mountain To Be Removed

Date: 07 22 1905
Description: A cartoon titled "The First Mountain To Be Removed" showing Uncle Sam and Theodore Roosevelt looking at a mountain shaped like a skeleton wearing a mask an...
Magazine or Periodical

The Great American Durbar

Date: 03 04 1905
Description: A political cartoon titled "The Great American Durbar", showing a parade of political characters featuring Theodore Roosevelt perched atop an elephant symb...
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La Crosse City Hall on Letterhead

Date: 1900
Description: Letterhead stationery of Wendell Anderson, the mayor of La Crosse, with an engraving of city hall.
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Milwaukee City Hall Letterhead

Date: 1900
Description: Letterhead stationery of David S. Rose, the mayor of Milwaukee, showing an engraving of Milwaukee City Hall.
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Rush Street Bridge, Chicago

Date: 1930
Description: Color illustration of the Rush Street Bridge and Chicago River as it appeared in 1861. Includes the C.H. McCormick Reaper Works on the far side of the rive...
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The Great Pabst Plant of Today

Date: 1907
Description: Engraving of an aerial view showing the Pabst Brewery plant. The streets around the plant are busy with horse-drawn vehicles and street cars.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Pointer Article

Date: 04 23 1983
Description: Article from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student newspaper Pointer titled "LAND of the giant-killers: David wins again" detailing the succ...
Book or Pamphlet

Eugenics Tree

Date: 1923
Description: Drawing of a tree with a banner over it reading Eugenics. The roots of the tree are labeled with sciences and fields connected to eugenics. Text on ...
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J.E. Crane and Son Letterhead

Date: 1915
Description: Letterhead of J.E. Crane & Son Producers and Dealers in Comb and Extracted Honey and Wax 51-53 Washington Street Middlebury, VT., May 26, 1915. "The oldest...
Postcard

Enger-Kress Pocketbook Company

Date: 1902
Description: Text on front reads: "West Bend, Wis.,_______190___" with space for the date. An engraving of the Enger-Kress Pocket Book Company printed in blue ink. Orig...
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Bishop Willliam Tufnel Sabine, D.D.

Date: 1907
Description: Profile portrait of Rev. Dr. William Tufnel Sabine, bishop of the Episcopal Church.

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