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| Date: | 1867 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Green Bay and Fort Howard, Brown Co., depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, and the East River. A reference key at the ... |
| Date: | 1867 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved road towards Randall Wilcox's home, with a fence along the sidewalk. A group of people are standing on the front porch. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Chapman residence, at the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets. A man is standing on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the fort, with snow on the ground. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a bridge and logging debris around residential homes. |
| Date: | 02 01 1864 |
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| Description: | List of Civil War draft-dodgers issued by the Provost Marshal's office, Fifth District of Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Map showing the northern water routes between Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean Relief shown by hachures. Includes Profile of the Erie Canal, table of ... |
| Lumberman, Resort Operator and Humorist |
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| Biography of Eugene Shepard, whose "Hodag" monster hoax made Oneida County a tourist attraction. |
| Catholic Priest, Missionary, Architect and Scientist |
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| Biography of Catholic priest, missionary, architect and science teacher Samuel C. Mazzuchelli. |
| Newspaperman, Politician and Inventor |
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| Biography of newspaperman, a politician and typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. |
| Artist and Author |
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| Biography of author and artist George Catlin, who painted Indians. |
| Missionary and Clergyman |
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| Biography of Richard Fish Cadle, Episcopal clergyman and missionary who established many Wisconsin parishes. |
| Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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| Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
| Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator |
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| Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin. |
| Fur Trader |
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| Brief bio of Augustin Grignon, a fur trader who ran a gristmill and flour mill at Kaukauna. |
| Brief history of the ice harvesting industry in Wisconsin. |
| Teacher, Newspaperman and Politician |
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| Biography of teacher, newspaperman and politician Albert Gallatin Ellis. |
| Episcopal Missionary |
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| Discover the history of pioneer Protestant Episcopal churchman and missionary Jackson Kemper, who established Nashotah House and Racine College |
| Geologist, Archaeologist, and Soldier |
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| Brief biography of Charles Whittlesey (1808 - 1886). |
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