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View of the Butte des Morts Treaty Ground, with the arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny

Date: 1835
Description: Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (...
Postcard

View Looking North Showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with a boat, train, and the buildings at Fort Howard. Fort Howard was incorporated into Green Bay. Captio...
Drawing

Fox-Wisconsin Canal

Date: 1855
Description: Fox-Wisconsin portage and canal map, when the canal was not yet built. From a map in the office of the city clerk at Portage. "The old trail, the location ...
Magazine or Periodical

The First Louisiana Native Guards

Date: 02 28 1863
Description: The First Regiment of the Louisiana Native Guards disembarking at Fort Macomb, Louisiana. The fort is adjacent to the Venetian Isles community, now legally...
Drawing

Chicago in 1831

Date: 
Description: View of Chicago from Chicago River. The homes of John Dean, J. Baptiste Beaubien, Dr. Walcott, and John Kinzie are identified by number. Fort Dearborn can ...
Poster

Pennsylvania Railroad Travel Poster: Pittsburgh in the Beginning

Date: 1930
Description: An original lithograph promoting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Railroad through artist N.C. Wyeth's depiction of the establishment of Fort...
Postcard

Fort Sumter

Date: 1905
Description: View across water of Fort Sumter.
Map or Atlas

Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: A hand-colored map showing portions of present-day Iron and Vilas counties north of the Manitowish River as part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Wi...
Map or Atlas

Henrico Co., Virginia, With Additions, Showing the Defensive Lines and Works of Richmond

Date: 1864
Description: This map created during the Civil War indicates Confederate fortifications, houses, names of residents, towns, roads, railroads, relief by hachures, draina...
Map or Atlas

Bacon’s Large Print War Map Showing 50 Miles Round Washington and Richmond

Date: 1864
Description: Map of eastern Virginia and part of Maryland, showing engagements by crossed swords, fortifications surrounding Richmond, routes of the opposing armies fro...
Map or Atlas

Military Map Showing the Marches of the United States Forces Under Maj. Genl. W.T. Sherman During the Years 1863, 1864, 1865

Date: 1865
Description: Detailed map of the southeastern United States showing fortifications, "movements of Genl. J.H. Wilson's Cavalry Corps," "pursuit of Hood" and the lines of...
Map or Atlas

Military Map of Southeastern Virginia; drawn by A. Lindenkohl

Date: 1862
Description: Map of southeastern Virginia indicating fortifications, towns, roads, railroads, drainage, and some vegetation. 2 sheets, each mounted on 1 sheet.
Map or Atlas

Map of Southern Wisconsin

Date: 1847
Description: A hand-colored map that shows the area south and east of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, as well as a few landmarks just north of that area. The township gri...
Map or Atlas

A Geological, Topographical, and Subterranean Map of the Brigham Lead Mines near the Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Date: 1867
Description: This 1867 manuscript map by Increase Lapham shows the topography and geology of the Blue Mounds region in the Town of Brigham in Iowa County and the towns ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map of Green Bay shows plat of the town, lots by number, local streets, the military Fort Howard, part of Fox River and part of Navarino. The map feat...
Map or Atlas

Map of West Navarino, Brown County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map of West Navarino shows plat of the town, lots by number, local streets, public square, The Fox River, and Fort Howard. The bottom of the map reads...
Map or Atlas

City of Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: This map shows a plat of the town, local streets, railroads, creeks, part of Fox River, and part of the bay of Green Bay. The location of the original fort...
Map or Atlas

Little Switzerland on the Mississippi: Prairie du Chien-McGregor

Date: 1950
Description: Intended for tourists, this brochure features two maps with tourists sites along the Mississippi River. One map shows roads and populated places along the ...
Map or Atlas

Diagram of "Claim No. 21," or Grignon's Tract : (Webb & Bronson's Plat of the Town of Fort Winnebago,) Showing Noted Early Points at Portage.

Date: 1800
Description: This map shows the land claim owned by the Portage Canal Company and includes an index of landownership and landmarks. The Wisconsin and Portage River, the...
Map or Atlas

City of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, the Mississippi River, Fort Crawford, depot ground, and a graveyard. An old fort location is outlined in red...

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