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Nashville from the Capitol

Date: 1864
Description: View down capitol building steps, where cannons sit on a landing, and statues decorate two lampposts. The city spreads out far below.
Plate 03
Photograph

The Capitol Nashville (Tenn.)

Date: 1864
Description: The capitol building is on a hill overlooking the city. Union soldiers have pitched tents on the grounds.
Plate 02
Photograph

International I-12 in front of the Arkansas State Capital

Date: 1937
Description: A man wearing a hat and tie is driving an International I-12 industrial tractor with mower attachment to groom the grounds in front of the Arkansas state c...
Map or Atlas

Heights of Several Points in Iowa and Wisconsin

Date: 1839
Description: A chart showing the geological cross-section and the height above the surrounding landscape of several locations, such as Platte Mound in Wisconsin, and th...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin

Date: 1853
Description: Wisconsin counties by color and shows railroads, common roads, canals, the state capital, county towns, townships, villages, and post offices,
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin

Date: 1854
Description: Map of the whole state Wisconsin includes an inset of the vicinity of Milwaukee, which shows the boundaries for Lisbon, Menomonee, Pewaukee, Brookfield, Wa...
Map or Atlas

Plan of the City of Washington

Date: 1792
Description: Map of Washington D.C. Labeled on the map are all the main streets, the site of the Capitol and the President's House. The map also shows the relationship ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Burning of Washington, D.C., Newspaper Coverage

Date: 08 27 1814
Description: Newspaper article on the "Capture and Destruction of the Capital" relating information on the burning of Washington, D.C. on August 24, 1814. The city was ...
Book or Pamphlet

U.S. Capitol after the Fire

Date: 1814
Description: Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building after the fire in August. The Federal building was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. In the foreg...
Book or Pamphlet

Capture and Burning of Washington, D.C.

Date: 1814
Description: Etching depicting the burning of Washington, D.C. by the British during the War of 1812. In the foreground are a number of soldiers moving toward the Capit...
Map or Atlas

Sinsinawa City, Wisconsin Territory : Situated on the South East Side of the Mound of the Same Name Near the River Mississippi.

Date: 1835
Description: Plat for a proposed Sinsinawa City (never built), in Grant County, Wis. When it became clear in the mid-1830s that Wisconsin Territory would be established...
Map or Atlas

Martin-Anderson Co.'s New Map of Madison, Wisconsin : With Street Index

Date: 1913
Description: This map shows city wards and government buildings. The map is oriented with north to upper right.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: This map includes a street index. The map is oriented with the north toward the upper right. Includes handwritten annotations of the 1935 bus routes.
Map or Atlas

Madison Wisconsin, Map of Principal Retail Section

Date: 1940
Description: Shows property ownership, store divisions, and bus stops. "Sept. 12, 1940." Oriented with north to the right. Insets: "Trade area" location map and enlarge...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Indexed map of Madison. Streets, lakes, and points of interest are labelled. Around the edges of the map are the indexed street names.
Map or Atlas

City of Madison

Date: 1943
Description: Shows Madison city limits with thick solid lines and ward districts with dotted lines. The wards are numbered, and points of interests and land marks are l...
Map or Atlas

Business Section, City of Madison

Date: 1948
Description: Map created between 1948 and 1954. Shows businesses and lot owners around the State Capitol. Oriented with north to the upper right. Includes "continued in...
Map or Atlas

Map of City's Wards in Madison, Wisconsin : To Guide Voters in Spring

Date: 1961
Description: Shows wards and voting precincts. Published in The Capital times: January 28, 1961.
Map or Atlas

City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1964
Description: Indexed map. Street names are to the left, map is to the right. Lakes, streets, highways, and points of interest are labelled.
Map or Atlas

Madison

Date: 1978
Description: Bird’s-eye view map. Shows Madison from the edge of Lake Monona stretching west. Above the map are clouds and in the distance is the edge of the world and ...

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