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First Fort Crawford

Date: 10 1829
Description: Fort Crawford as drawn by Seth Eastman. People are in a canoe in the river in the foreground. Across the river is the fort, other buildings around the fort...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1856
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859.
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Fur Trading Post

Date: 1833
Description: Illustration of the Solomon Juneau fur trading post at Milwaukee in 1833.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Seating Chart

Date: 1874
Description: Seating chart for the Wisconsin Senate as it appeared in the 1874 Legislative Manual, commonly called the Wisconsin Blue Book.
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Capitol Interior — Assembly Seating Chart

Date: 1874
Description: Seating chart for members of the Wisconsin Assembly as published in the 1874 Legislative Manual, the Wisconsin Blue Book.
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Tonyawatha House

Date: 1885
Description: Illustration of people standing in front of the popular tourist resort Tonyawatha House from a book of two-tone lithograph views of Madison. About 1885 the...
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel from across Lake Monona

Date: 1885
Description: Illustration of the exterior of the tourist resort Tonyawatha Spring Hotel (an earlier version was called Tonyawatha House) from across Lake Monona. There ...
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Madison from University Hill

Date: 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of Madison landscape as seen from University Hill. The main street in the center is State Street, and the building with Greek columns in the...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Chamber Plan

Date: 1860
Description: Floor plan and seating chart for the Assembly for their first meeting in the East Wing of new Wisconsin State Capitol building. After the completion of th...
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Astor House

Date: 1835
Description: Rough sketch of the Astor house made from memory.
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Van Slyke Sketch

Date: 1859
Description: An original pencil sketch by banker and real estate developer Napoleon B. Van Slyke, possibly for his residence erected in 1859 at 510 North Carroll Street...
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Illustration of the DuCharme House

Date: 1890
Description: A drawing of the DuCharme/Grignon house and fur-trading post as it appeared shortly before being razed in about 1892.
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DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...
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Grignon House

Date: 1881
Description: Reproduction of a pen drawing of the Grignon house. The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon....
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Octagon House

Date: 1885
Description: Drawing of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage in the foreground.
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1890
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block of East Gorham Street.
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1870
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893, 900 block East Gorham Street. There are two deer are the left near trees, and two people are on horseback near the front...
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McCormick Residence North Elevation

Date: 1875
Description: Architectural drawing of the north elevation of the Chicago residence of Cyrus Hall McCormick and his family. The drawing was produced by the architectural...
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McCormick Residence West Elevation

Date: 1875
Description: Architectural drawing of the north elevation of the Chicago residence of Cyrus Hall McCormick and his family. The drawing was produced by the architectural...
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McCormick Residence First Floor Plan

Date: 1875
Description: First floor plan of the Chicago residence of Cyrus Hall McCormick and his family. The drawing was produced by the architectural firm of Cudell and Blumenth...

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