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Augustin Grignon

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype studio portrait of Augustin Grignon. He is seated, holding a tomahawk. The tomahawk, which could also be used as a pipe, was made...
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Representation of Ancient Artificial Mounds as They are Located Upon the S.W. 1/4 of the S.W. 1/4 of Section No. 5 in T10N of R7E

Date: 1850
Description: This 1850 survey by William H. Canfield shows the mounds near Wiegands Bay on the Wisconsin River in the Town of Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Map or Atlas

Surveyor's Original Maps of Townships Drained by the Chippewa River and Its Tributories

Date: 1850
Description: This series of maps shows townships, ranges, sections, lakes, rivers, and roads. The maps cover areas between Township No. 26 and Township No. 42.
Drawing

The Great Bird and Other Effigy Mounds

Date: 1850
Description: Diagrams of four effigy mounds surveyed by Increase A. Lapham and W.H. Canfield in 1850. No. 1 is an unidentified animal shape, No. 2 consists of two linea...

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