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Holy Family Convent and College

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of The Holy Family Convent and College, motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, and liberal arts for the education of Siste...
Painting

Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Two preliminary watercolors of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The panel displays the history of Wisconsin ex...
Painting

Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: A watercolor of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. This panel displays the history of Wisconsin exploration, mos...
Map or Atlas

Bad River Indian Reservation, Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This map shows the towns to Gingles, Sanborn, and Guney as well as Chequamegon Bay, Kakagon River, White River, Marengo River, Bad River, Potato River, Vau...
Photograph

The Newlyweds Depart

Date: 04 1980
Description: Shortly after their wedding at Saint Theresa Catholic Church, Eugene Bodden and his bride, Linda Johnson prepare to leave the church in a manure spreader.
Map or Atlas

Historical & Pictorial Map of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: This map of Beaver Dam pictorially shows the history of the town. The map was made for the 100th anniversary celebration of Beaver Dam in 1941. The map inc...
Postcard

Collage Postcard

Date: 11 16 1908
Description: Photographic COLLAGE postcard of scenes of Colfax. In the center oval is the text, "Colfax, Wis. Looks Good To Me," however the "Looks Good To Me" is cross...
Map or Atlas

Map of Bad River Indian Reservation

Date: 1911
Description: This map shows swamps, railroads, rivers, roads, the Catholic Mission Reserve, the day school, and the Agency Reserve. Lake Superior is labeled. An inset m...
Map or Atlas

Catholic Tourist Guide to Wisconsin

Date: 1954
Description: This map shows the location of Catholic churches, missions, and shrines. The map is color coded and includes a key in the bottom left corner. The back of t...
Map or Atlas

Historical Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1937
Description: Pictorial map showing historical events and locations within the state of Wisconsin, as well as waterways and counties. Original caption on the bottom marg...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee and Environs: Schools

Date: 1956
Description: This map shows city, suburban, parochial and other types schools, with an explanation of symbols in the right margin. The original caption for the map read...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee and Environs : Schools

Date: 1966
Description: This map shows city, suburban, parochial and other types schools, with an explanation of symbols in the right margin. The original caption for the map read...
Map or Atlas

The City of Waupun, Wisconsin

Date: 03 25 1931
Description: This blueline print map shows lot and block numbers, additions, churches, and public land in North and South wards as they were in 1884. Towards the top of...
Map or Atlas

Sketch Showing the Early Mormon Settlement Voree Near Burlington, Wis.

Date: 06 12 1929
Description: This manuscript blueprint shows buildings with the names of their owners, tabernacle, location "where Strang found plates" and "house where Strang died," a...
Map or Atlas

Map of Columbia County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows landownership, churches, schools, farm houses, wagon roads, railroads, and townships and includes businesses advertisements, tables of stati...
Map or Atlas

Map of Marinette County, Wis.

Date: 1905
Description: This photocopied map shows landownership, roads, railroads, rural mail routes, churches, school houses, cemeteries, and townships. The map includes adverti...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City and County of Milwauke

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows landownership, railroads, roads, churches, schools, cemeteries, post offices, townships, city wards, Lake Michigan, and rivers. The map incl...
Map or Atlas

Map of Polk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1902
Description: This map shows townships, land parcels, schools, rivers, lakes, creameries, churches, cemeteries, roads, post offices, town halls, saw mills, roads and sto...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: Map showing lots, additions, and wards within the city limits, as well as some landownership. The streets are labeled, as is Lake Winnebago, rivers, railro...
Map or Atlas

Maps and Drawings of Green Bay, Wisconsin: Showing Land Ownership and Locations of Houses in the Early Days of Green Bay

Date: 1900
Description: This set of maps contains four sheets: "Landownership in the Vicinity of Military Reserve and Fort Howard," "Houses Along the River Road to Green Bay," "Ow...

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