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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
Photograph

Howard Hahn with a Shotgun

Date: 08 23 1932
Description: Howard Hahn, a young boy, holding the shotgun used to foil a kidnap attempt in rural Morrisonville.
Photograph

Two Police Officers

Date: 04 21 1932
Description: Portrait of Police Officer Earl V. Bonner, the shortest man on the Madison police force, who joined in 1928, and Romain W. York Jr., the tallest man on the...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Whitewater

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of Whitewater, with insets.
Photograph

On Watch

Date: 09 1958
Description: Silhouette of a guard patrolling while wearing a helmet and carrying a bayonet.
Print

Buffalo Hunt, Chasing Back

Date: 1844
Description: Buffalo chasing hunter with rifle on horseback (Plate 12).

"The wounded and chafed bull often turns upon its assailant, and runs him back, over the whole...

Photograph

Edgar Krueger with Mink

Date: 1913
Description: Young Edgar Kruegar holding a mink he trapped in one hand and a gun in the other.
Print

George Washington

Date: 
Description: Portrait engraving of George Washington from a painting by J.G. Chapman after C.W. Peale.
Photograph

Hunter Shows Prize to Man on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: Hunter shows a dead rabbit to a man on a Farmall H tractor and a boy in a wagon full of pumpkins. The caption reads: "Mr. [William] Foreman is on the tract...
Photograph

22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 09 22 1862
Description: The 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers under the command of Colonel William L. Utley, crossing the pontoon bridge at Cincinnati.
Photograph

Dwight S. Allen

Date: 
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite studio portrait in front of a backdrop of Corporal Dwight S. Allen, Company C, 22nd Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform, leaning on ...
Photograph

International Armored Truck

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: International armored bus parked outside the National City Bank of New York. Armed guards stand on either side of the truck and one is stepping out holding...
Photograph

Hunting Trip with International Travelall 1000 Pickup

Date: 1970
Description: Color advertising photograph of duck hunters displaying their kills outside an International Travelall 1000 pickup. A hunting dog is standing on the open t...
Drawing

Shooting Wild Pigeons

Date: 09 21 1867
Description: Illustration of four men shooting at a thick flock of wild pigeons. Hunting dogs are gathered around them in the field, which has a number of dead birds.
Magazine or Periodical

International Trail Magazine Cover of Gatti Expedition

Date: 07 1938
Description: Front cover of International Trail magazine featuring images of the expedition of Attilio Gatti to the Belgian Congo in Africa. Includes a color ill...
Photograph

Family around Table in front of House

Date: 1874
Description: A family is gathered around a table with dishes on top. To the right is a man sitting and holding a violin, and to his right a boy is holding a gun. The ho...
Photograph

Family at Side of House

Date: 1874
Description: A family is posing at the side of a house. A man and boy are holding rifles, and a dog is lying on the ground between the. There is a baby sitting in a hig...
Print

O'-check-ka, or Four Legs

Date: 1835
Description: O'-check-ka, or Four Legs, Head Chief of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) on Lake Michigan. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the ...
Drawing

Henry Dodge

Date: 1834
Description: Full-length illustration of Henry Dodge in frontiersman attire. He is holding a hat, a gun, and has a sword on his belt.
Photograph

Soldiers on Lake Mendota Shore

Date: 1876
Description: Three men on shoreline of Lake Mendota, one wearing a military uniform like those worn during the 1876 Centennial Celebrations in Madison. The location app...

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