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Champion Harvester and Binder

Date: 1882
Description: Advertising handbill for the Champion harvester and binder. Includes the text: "the Champion light binder, is the only simple, light, durable, efficient wo...
Photograph

The Red Wing on the Upper Mississippi River

Date: 1882
Description: The sternwheel packet, Red Wing, at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882. There is a bridge behind the boat on the left. S...
Photograph

Locomotive No. 539

Date: 1882
Description: View across railroad tracks of two men posing near the right side of locomotive no. 539 on another set of railroad tracks. The locomotive was built by the ...
Book or Pamphlet

Whitely, Fassler & Kelly Catalog

Date: 1882
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Champion line of harvesting machines manufactured by Whitely, Fassler & Kelly. The cover features a colored illustr...
Book or Pamphlet

Beloit Harvester and Twine Binder Catalog

Date: 1882
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Beloit harvester and twine binder manufactured by the Parker-Dennett Harvesting Machine Company. The cover features...
Book or Pamphlet

St. Paul Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1882
Description: Cover of a catalog for the Saint Paul harvester and cord binder, "The Pioneer Cord Binder of the World," manufactured by the Saint Paul Harvester Works. Th...
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Train

Date: 1882
Description: Group of men posing in front of the Wisconsin Central Railroad train at a depot. Railroad historian Roy L. Martin, from whose collection this image come...
Photograph

Office Staff and Foremen at McCormick Works

Date: 1882
Description: Office staff and factory foremen at the McCormick Reaper Works. The men in the top row from left to right are: Wm. Schaefer, Palmer, Herman Veller (machin...
Photograph

Science Hall

Date: 1882
Description: View of Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus from the southwest.
Photograph

Woman with Two Children

Date: 1882
Description: Woman sitting in a chair reading, with one child on a rocking horse and another child in a high chair.
Photograph

First Central Station

Date: 1882
Description: Building housing the very first central electric light station for distribution of incandescent lighting. The sign on the building reads: "Vulcan St."
Photograph

Early Electrical Switchboard

Date: 1882
Description: A man shows off an incandescent lamp switchboard with bamboo filiament, lamp receptacle with wooden base, current and pressure indicators and controlling d...
Photograph

Fifth Avenue, Looking West

Date: 1882
Description: Caption reads: "5th Ave Antigo Wis Looking West Photo taken in 1882". View down road with felled trees lining both sides. Two men are posing further down t...
Photograph

Lathrop Residence

Date: 1882
Description: View of excavation for the Lathrop residence, home of William H. Lathrop.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1882
Description: View of Main Street business district. Horses and buggies are on the street. Some business signs read: "American and Norsk Store," "Furniture," "L....re & ...
Photograph

Self-Portrait of Man

Date: 1882
Description: Charles J. Van Schaick sitting on a stone balustrade in front of a painted background, ca. 1882–1885. The photograph was probably taken by one of his assis...
Photograph

Wisconsin Chief Clerk's Assembly

Date: 1882
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin chief clerk's assembly.
Photograph

Assembly Employees

Date: 1882
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin Assembly Employees-Sergeant's Force.
Photograph

Senator Edward Colman

Date: 1882
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Colman, member of the Wisconsin Senate in 1882.
Photograph

Red Star Yeast & Products Co.

Date: 1882
Description: First building of the 27th Street plant.

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