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Photograph

Mower Crates at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1901
Description: Shipping crates at the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company factory. The crates contain a Little 4 mower bound for Anderson & Mattson of Malmo, a McCormick...
Print

Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Letterhead

Date: 1901
Description: Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing letterhead. Fuller & Johnson was run by John A. Johnson and was one of Madison's largest employers.
Print

A.H. Kayser Lumber Yard Advertisement

Date: 1901
Description: An advertisement for the A.H. Kayser lumberyard at 204 East Washington Avenue.
Photograph

Building Under Construction

Date: 1901
Description: View from a distance of the framework of a large building under construction next to a house in Corliss.
Photograph

Looking Southeast from Clybourn Street

Date: 1901
Description: Looking southeast from Clybourn and Fifteenth Streets. An open dirt area is in the foreground, with lumber lying near water on the left, and industrial bui...
Photograph

Elevated View from Division and East Water Streets

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking northwest from Division Street and East Water Street. Rooftop of building in foreground has laundry hanging from a line. In the back...
Drawing

Drawing of Train Cars at Coal Mine

Date: 1901
Description: Drawing of two railroad cars being loaded with coal.
Photograph

Construction of Schuette Bros. Store

Date: 1901
Description: Construction crew raising a brick building. The structure is entirely surrounded by scaffolding. A large stone piece is being hoisted into place while a wo...
Photograph

Oil Gusher

Date: 1901
Description: A view of oil wells in Louisiana. On October 7, 1901, oil gushed to a height of seventy-five or eighty feet, continuing for seven hours. Caption reads: "Gu...
Poster

Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Lithographed poster depicting an elevated view of the Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner factory and surrounding area. Text in the upper left corner reads, "Ch...
Map or Atlas

Map of Burnett County, Wisconsin

Date: 1901
Description: Map shows lakes, rivers, schools, saw mills, post offices, creameries, and churches. Includes significant manuscript annotations showing township divisions...
Map or Atlas

Chart of Harbor at Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis.

Date: 1901
Description: This map shows streets, industrial buildings, a portion of Lake Superior and other lakes, bays, and rivers in portions of Duluth and Superior. Relief is sh...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Tomahawk

Date: 1901
Description: A Sanborn map of Tomahawk featuring the Bay Mill Company's lumber yard.
Photograph

Fireplace at Island Lodge

Date: 1901
Description: View of the big fireplace ablaze at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake, with screen and andirons. There are various handmade wooden objects on the mantel. On t...
Map or Atlas

Marathon County Map

Date: 1901
Description: A plat map of Marathon county, 28 township, north range, 7 east.
Map or Atlas

Marathon County Map

Date: 1901
Description: A plat map of Marathon county, township 28, north range, 8 east.
Photograph

Boys on a Donkey

Date: 1901
Description: Group portrait of three boys sitting on a donkey.

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