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American Inventors

Date: 1900
Description: Cigar box label with portraits of inventors Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton, Cyrus McCormick, Richard March Hoe. Around the edges are illustratio...
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What The United States Has Fought For

Date: 1914
Description: A cartoon depicting the rescue of oppressed people by the United States, entitled: "What The United States Has Fought For".
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Village of Folle-Avoines

Date: 1842
Description: A Menominee village as depicted by Francois, Comte de Castelnau, a French naturalist and diplomat who visited the Green Bay area about 1838. The detailed, ...
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Death Whoop

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Description: "Death Whoop" an engraving after a drawing by Seth Eastman from the American Aboriginal Portfolio.
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Grant County Soldier's Monument

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view of the Grant County Soldier's Monument. A group of people are standing around the monument. A large building is in the background. Caption at...
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Prentiss Residence

Date: 1840
Description: Home of William Augustus Prentiss, built in 1836 and burned in 1845. Small two-story house. Four people are standing around the house.
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Portrait of Chief Keokuk

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Description: A copy of a portrait of Chief Keokuk (1767–1848), who was an orator of extreme eloquence and noted for his policy of cooperation with the U.S. government. ...
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Ne-rucha-ja Feast Program

Date: 1929
Description: Front cover of a program for a feast and pow-wow in support of the Lake Monona Wild Life Sanctuary group's attempt to preserve Frost's Woods (Ne-rucha-ja)....
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Memoirs of '93

Date: 05 1894
Description: Cartoon drawing of Walter Sanger running with his racing bicycle and holding a broken pedal. The caption reads, "Sanger at Herne Hill — Milwaukeeans expect...
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General Quincy A. Gillmore

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of General Quincy Adams Gillmore, a Union Army officer noted for his revolutionary use of artillery in the siege of Fort Pulaski.
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Edwin Austin Abbey

Date: 1890
Description: Pencil sketch portrait of Edwin Austin Abbey, a muralist, illustrator, and painter. He began painting a series of murals for the Pennsylvania State Capitol...
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott

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Description: Lithographic portrait of John S. C. Abbott, an American historian, and pastor. He was the author of The Mother at Home, The History of the Civil ...
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Charles Francis Adams

Date: 1871
Description: Facsimile engraving of Charles Francis Adams Sr., Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district (1859-1861) and ...
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John Adams

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Description: Oval-framed lithographic portrait of 2nd United States President John Adams, with a decorative border.
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David Hayes Agnew

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Description: Lithographic portrait of David Hayes Agnew, an American surgeon and author of The Principles and Practice of Surgery. He was also the chief consulti...
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Charles Aldrich

Date: 1878
Description: Engraved lithographic portrait of Charles Aldrich, a newspaper owner and writer and Free Soil Party member of the Iowa State Assembly from 1860-1882. He se...
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Chief Daniel Bread

Date: 1911
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Daniel Bread, an Oneida political leader who was known for collaboration and compromise with the United States government an...
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Washington Allston

Date: 1863
Description: Engraved portrait of Washington Allston, pioneer of the American Romantic movement in landscape painting. He is depicted seated at a desk, wearing a coat. ...

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