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Stunt Rider

Date: 1896
Description: Lee Richardson performing stunts on a bicycle in front of a large crowd standing on the ground, as well as seated in bleachers at the Appleton County Fair ...
Map or Atlas

Rand McNally & Co.'s New 14 x 21 Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1896
Description: Map highlighting parks and other points of interest in Milwaukee.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Water Works System of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: Shows pipes of various sizes, hydrants with hydrant pressure, valves, wells, projected lines, and suction pipes. Differs from earlier versions by inclusion...
Photograph

Brodhead Mandolin Club

Date: 1896
Description: Group portrait of the Brodhead Mandolin Club. The men are wearing suits and neckties, and all the women wear long white dresses. There are mandolins, as we...
Photograph

A Girl and Her Dolls

Date: 1896
Description: Studio portrait of a young girl with two dolls.
Photograph

Three Young People

Date: 1896
Description: Snapshot of a young man with two young women chatting on Wisconsin Street. The scene is near the Grand Avenue bridge which appears in the background.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: This map shows a plat of the town, wards, buildings, the state capitol, local streets, railroads, and parts of Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, and Lake Wingra. ...
Photograph

Seven Young Women

Date: 1896
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop and prop column of seven European American women sitting on the floor. They are all leaning against one anot...
Photograph

Medical Students and Cadaver

Date: 1896
Description: Group of medical students (?) and instructor (?) posed around a cadaver. Presented by Dr. John G. Meachem III of Racine, Wis. Probably a dissection class a...
Book or Pamphlet

Adriance and Buckeye Harvesting Machinery Catalog

Date: 1896
Description: Catalog cover of Adriance, Platt & Co. features an illustration of a farmer standing in a field holding a scythe and wiping his brow. In the background men...
Book or Pamphlet

"The New Champion Mower" Catalog Cover

Date: 1896
Description: Front cover of catalog featuring an illustration of a group of men looking at a Champion Mower in the barnyard of a farm. There is a dog in the foreground,...
Photograph

Mendota Shoreline with University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1896
Description: View from sloped lawn of the Lake Mendota shoreline, with the Olin boathouse in the foreground, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on the ri...
Photograph

Fish Hatchery

Date: 1896
Description: The fish hatchery located south of Madison. Willow trees are along the bank on the left. A field and fence are in the background.
Photograph

Indoor Portrait of Blanchard Harper

Date: 1896
Description: Three-quarter length indoor portrait of Blanchard Harper.
Photograph

Outdoor Portrait of Two Men with a Tandem Bicycle

Date: 1896
Description: An outdoor portrait of two men with a tandem bicycle. The men stand in a yard near a front walk leading up to a porch. In back of the men is the side of a ...
Photograph

A Gathering at Jolly Lodge

Date: 1896
Description: Group portrait of men and women at a gathering at Jolly Lodge. The men are wearing knickerbockers, and the women are wearing long skirts with puffy sleeved...
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin : Befolkning, Jordbrgsbeschaffenhed og Klimat i Wisconsins nordlige Del : Haandbog til Nytte og Fordel for Invandrere

Date: 1896
Description: Norwegian language Board of Immigration publication promoting Wisconsin.
Photograph

Mrs. Lucius Fairchild and Grandaughter

Date: 1896
Description: View through open doorway, looking out towards Mrs. Lucius Fairchild and her granddaughter, Frances Bull, standing on a sidewalk. Original caption reads, "...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Menomonie, Dunn County, Wis.

Date: 1896
Description: This map shows plat of town, local streets, numbered blocks and lots, mill pond, mills, part of the Red Cedar River, and land and property ownership by nam...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee

Date: 1896
Description: This map shows streets, wards, railroads, parks, cemeteries, and Lake Michigan. Also included are explanations and an index of points of interest.

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