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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 (...
Book or Pamphlet

Artesian Stock Farm

Date: 1884
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ...
Postcard

Tank Cottage in the Spring

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn towards the front of the cottage. Train cars are in the background. On the original site on the west side of the Fox River, before restora...
Drawing

Pendarvis House

Date: 1935
Description: Cornish Pendarvis house on Shake Rag Street.
Map or Atlas

Plat of Madison

Date: 1854
Description: Madison Plat Map.
Map or Atlas

Recreational Area Plan for Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: A color, pictorial map. Scale: 10 miles to the inch. Shows state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monuments and memorials, nation...
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1900
Description: Indian Agency House before restoration.
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...
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Indian Agency House, built in 1832.
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A man sits on a wagon chassis. He is wearing an ethnic costume. Various buildings are visible surrounded by...
Map or Atlas

Tourist Map Lafayette County Wisconsin

Date: 1990
Description: A tourist map of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, that shows the locations of motels, camping, municipal parks, cheese factory tours, waysides, and golf course...
Map or Atlas

Ozaukee County Historic Sites & Land Marks

Date: 1961
Description: This 1961 map of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, identifies historic sites and landmarks in the county. Cities and villages, roads, and lakes and streams are al...
Map or Atlas

Polk County, Wisconsin Road Map

Date: 1980
Description: This road map of Polk County, Wisconsin, has been annotated to show the location of historic sites in the county and is accompanied by a 1980 directory of ...
Map or Atlas

Historic Rusk County : A Guide to the Past

Date: 
Description: This map shows the locations of historic sites and points of interest in Rusk County, Wisconsin. A location key, descriptions of the historical importance ...
Map or Atlas

Washington County Map

Date: 1976
Description: This 1976 map of Washington County, Wisconsin, shows towns, cities and villages, highways and roads, existing and proposed county trails, and various publi...
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Top o'Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This mid-20th century tourist brochure for Bayfield County, Wisconsin, includes a map of the county showing towns, cities and villages, highways and roads,...
Map or Atlas

Columbia County Heritage Trail

Date: 1975
Description: This 1975 road map of Columbia County, Wisconsin, shows the location of historic sites in the county but lacks a key to those sites. It includes an inset m...
Postcard

Circus World Museum

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Description: Elevated view of the Circus World complex, with railroad cars, a tent and the arena where the circus shows are held. There is a parking lot in the backgrou...
Postcard

Stonefield

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of Stonefield Village with the Mississippi River in the background and railroad tracks in the foreground.
Postcard

Stonefield

Date: 
Description: Elevated color postcard view of Stonefield Village from across the churchyard.

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