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Photograph

River Baptism

Date: 1888
Description: A baptism in a river in southern Wisconsin.
Poster

Gammon and Deering Advertising Poster

Date: 1876
Description: Color chromolithograph illustration advertising poster for the Marsh Harvester, produced by Gammon and Deering Company. Printed by Charles Shober & Co., Ch...
Photograph

Women Posing in Stream

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Description: Group of women in comical poses pulling up their skirts while standing in a stream. One woman stands on the river bank on the right. Behind them is a hill...
Photograph

The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
Photograph

Luncheon Hall

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Description: Luncheon Hall, looking towards Witches' Gulch, with Miriam Bennett and Ruth Bennett.
Photograph

Pewit's Nest

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Description: Man and woman sitting on logs near the water line at Pewit's Nest. Wooden debris on ground and attached to rock face. A small waterfall is in background.
Photograph

Looking up Grand Avenue

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Description: Elevated view over bridge and river looking up Grand Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a street car are in the foreground.
Photograph

Woman with Canoe Paddle

Date: 1910
Description: Woman standing on riverbank with canoe paddle and boat moored at tree.
Photograph

Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell"

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Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat Alexander Mitchell and passengers.
Photograph

"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat and Passengers

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Description: View of group of passengers posing on the bow of the "Apollo No. 1" steamboat.
Photograph

"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat and Passengers

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Description: View of the "Apollo No. 1" steamboat and passengers. The side of the steamboat "Germania" is at left.
Photograph

Steamboats "Alexander Mitchell" and "Eolah"

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Description: Steamboats Alexander Mitchell and Eolah alongside rocks, with passengers posed on the Alexander Mitchell.
Photograph

Mrs. and Mr. Clarence Bennett in Boat

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Description: Mrs. and Mr. Clarence Bennett in boat "Naiad" at unidentified location.
Photograph

Narrows, High Water

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Description: A group of people are standing on the Narrows looking at the high water. An inscription by Dells pilot Leroy Gates is visible across the river.
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Junior Grain Binder

Date: 1887
Description: Back cover of an advertising brochure for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of the Milwaukee Junior binder, t...
Photograph

Rock of Gibraltar in the Richmond Memorial Park

Date: 1902
Description: Two women and a man pose atop Gibraltar Rock in Richmond Memorial Park, which was dedicated by Jens Jensen and the Wisconsin Friends in 1927 in order to co...
Map or Atlas

Waukesha, Wis.

Date: 1857
Description: Elevated view of Waukesha with two women wearing dresses with a boy in long pants and tam o'shanter hat in foreground against a split-rail fence. Beyond th...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Appleton

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Appleton.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building.
Photograph

Girl By Stream

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Description: Girl wearing dress, with hat in hand, standing next to a stream. She is shown from the back, looking downstream and waving.

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