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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Marinette

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Marinette, with insets.
Painting

Sunset from Lake Monona

Date: 1881
Description: Sunset from Lake Monona.
Map or Atlas

View of Darlington, Wisconsin, County Seat of Lafayette County

Date: 1881
Description: Darlington's first settlers arrived by 1826, attracted by the lead mines of the area. Arrival of the railroad in 1856 stimulated growth, and in 1857 the co...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Milton Junction. Rock Co. Wis.

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milton Junction.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Peshtigo

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Peshtigo.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Appleton

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye view of Appleton.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1881
Description: View down Main Street. On the left a man is driving a wagon with a team of two horses, and on the right a man stands on a wagon pulled by one horse. Houses...
Photograph

Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2

Date: 1881
Description: Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2's steamer engine is shown in front of Central Fire Station at 10 South Webster Street.
Painting

Residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis

Date: 1881
Description: Watercolor painting of farm and farmhouse, residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis.
Book or Pamphlet

German Immigration Brochure Cover

Date: 1881
Description: Cover of a brochure in German for Wisconsin immigration.
Photograph

University of Philadelphia, Wharton School

Date: 1881
Description: A view of Logan Hall, home to the Wharton School of Business. The building features Gothic Revival elements, including the arched windows and quatrefoils f...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1881
Description: A hand-colored map of Wisconsin that shows counties, cities, towns, villages, railroads, as well as the locations of railroad stations and post offices wit...
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

Sectional Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1881
Description: A hand-colored, cloth mounted, sectional map of Wisconsin showing the township grid, completed and proposed railroads, counties, towns, cities, villages. T...
Map or Atlas

Northern Outlet Menasha Meander Lines

Date: 1881
Description: Ink, watercolor, and pencil on paper. Top of the map reads: "NORTHERN OUTLET MENASHA MEANDER LINES Scale 132ft 1 INCH Var S.E. Survey Completed Spet. 23 18...
Map or Atlas

Map of Present and Prospective River Improvements at and Near Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin : Showing Adequate Booming and Rafting Facilities for Chippewa River

Date: 1881
Description: This map of Chippewa Falls is a proposal of river improvements using booming and rafting facilities and shows the city of Chippewa Falls, the Chippewa Rive...
Photograph

New York "Five Points"

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph of a street in the “Five Points” slum district.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee from the south lakeshore.
Book or Pamphlet

Peerless Reaper Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1881
Description: Front cover with gold, red and green ink. There is an oval inset illustration of the factory building on the bottom left.
Photograph

Train with Snow Thrower

Date: 1881
Description: Winter scene with three men posing in front of a locomotive with a snow thrower attached to the front of the engine. The snow trough, barely wider than the...

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