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| Description: | Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue... |
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| Description: | An artists rendition of the western view of the Thiensville mills from the local tavern. Caption reads: "West View of Thiensville Mills from the Tavern." |
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| Description: | Drawing of a Native American man looking into the Milwaukee settlement. |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | Distant view of the early settlement of the town showing a strip of low-slung buildings in a barren expanse. |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | A color map of Kentucky with insets showing Lexington, the Falls of Ohio, and the Ohio River. |
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| Description: | In 1847, a year before Wisconsin entered statehood, most of the county shapes in southeastern and southern Wisconsin looked the same as they do today, wher... |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | This map shows lot and block numbers, roads, railroads, and some landowners’ names. Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee River, and the Menomonee River are labeled... |
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| Description: | This map identifies surveyed areas of the Upper Peninsula and shows lakes, rivers, and islands in portions of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and upper Can... |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | This hand-colored map shows area north and west of Wisconsin River and south and east of Saint Louis and upper Mississippi Rivers. |
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