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Gaddis Sketches

Date: 11 08 1906
Description: Two Civil War watercolor drawings by John Gaddis, Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, showing the regiment in bivouac, and later their headquarte...
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Wisconsin River Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View of the approach to the Wisconsin River bridge.
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Ship's Wheel

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a ship's steering wheel with river and trees visible through the cabin.
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Steamer with Timber Raft

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a steamboat pulling a raft of cut boards.
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Stone and Log Causeway

Date: 1948
Description: Drawing depicting a horse-drawn carriage crossing a stone and log causeway built across a river.
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Aerial View of McCormick Plant

Date: 1909
Description: Drawing of an aerial view of the McCormick plant on a river in Chicago, Illinois.
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Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 05 06 1973
Description: Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1972
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view from across a stream towards a cigar-smoking fisherman (probably Sid Boyum) on the opposite side of the bank. He ...
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Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1983
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of three fisherman, Clyde (Bud) Chamberlain with his creel, Stan Hamre, who has fallen backward into the water, and Carl Vo...
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Carl's Cartoon

Date: 1909
Description: A cartoon drawn by Carl depicting Billy Mac being punched by an anthopmorphized canoe, which is wearing boxing gloves.
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Eagle River Camp

Date: 1906
Description: A drawing of The Gang's camp on a hill next to Eagle River. The drawing includes the river, a road, and a bridge. Arrows drawn on the river show the direct...
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Alfred Clas Riverwalk Design

Date: 1904
Description: Alfred Clas design drawing of a scheme for the improvement of the Milwaukee River, with possibilities of narrowing the river and paralleling the banks with...

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