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Tall-tale Postcard: Fishing with Turtle

Date: 1919
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman in a rowboat catching a giant turtle. The male companion of the fisherman has fallen in and lost his hat amidst the excitement....
Postcard

The Horseshoe Curve Near Ableman, Wis.

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Description: Colorized postcard of the horseshoe curve of railroad tracks. Elevated view of the railroad tracks with train snaking past a farmhouse and a bridge suspend...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Land Grant Limits

Date: 1881
Description: A brochure with a map of Wisconsin that also includes information (in English, German, Norwegian, and Swedish) pertaining to the state, such as its timber ...
Map or Atlas

Colton's Township Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1855
Description: Drawn seven years after Wisconsin entered statehood, this map shows the counties, cities, towns, rivers and lakes in the entire state. The map includes a c...
Map or Atlas

Map of Iron County, Wisconsin

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Description: A map that shows the Wisconsin Central Railway land grant lands for sale by the Soo Line, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway. Town sections, lak...
Map or Atlas

Map of Potato Lake in Southwestern Rusk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: This early 20th century map shows "choice lake properties owned by Rusk Farm Company, Eau Claire, Wis." on Potato Lake in the Town of Rusk, Rusk County, Wi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Date: 1902
Description: This 1902 map of the eastern portion of Sawyer County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range system, sections, roads, farm houses, camps, school houses, ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland County and portions of Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Date: 1890
Description: This 1890s map shows the Wisconsin Central Railroad land grant lands owned and for sale by the Soo Line in Ashland County, Wisconsin, as well as in the eas...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor and Portion of Lincoln Counties, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: This map shows the Wisconsin Central Railroad land grant lands owned and for sale by the Soo Line in Taylor County, Wisconsin, as well as in southwestern L...
Map or Atlas

Vilas County's First Settlements, Resorts, Camps, Trading Posts, and Historic Roads

Date: 1953
Description: This mid 20th century map of Vilas County and northeastern Oneida County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, rail...
Map or Atlas

Timber and Farming Lands Map

Date: 1908
Description: Title at top: "G.F. Sanborn Company Timber and Farming Lands." Map shows acreages, roads, railroads, and swamps in parts of Vilas and Oneida counties.
Map or Atlas

Experimental Farm and College Grounds Belonging to the University of Wisconsin

Date: 1871
Description: This map shows buildings, roads, the railroad, an orchard, and swamp land. Relief shown by hachures. The map includes an index of buildings in the upper ri...
Map or Atlas

Map of Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, Wisconsin

Date: 1911
Description: This map shows railroads, roads, swamps, a school site and farm, and a mill site. The map includes a "typical township" diagram. Lac du Flambeau, Long Lake...
Map or Atlas

Map of Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, Wisconsin

Date: 1935
Description: This map shows railroads, telephone lines, roads, trails, schools, sub-agency, lookout stations, churches, community centers, and school site and farm. Bil...

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