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Painting

Indian Spearing Beaver

Date: 1821
Description: Indians of the North Red River area, probably in the vicinity of old Fort Douglas, now Winnipeg, Canada, spearing beaver.
Photograph

Cyanotype of Chippewa Indians

Date: 
Description: Cyanotype print of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians near Bradley Junction which is near Minocqua. The group is standing in front of a wigwam, and a woman in the r...
Photograph

Mountain Fox Hunt

Date: 
Description: A mountain fox hunt near Highlander Folk School.
Photograph

River Drivers Lunch

Date: 
Description: Log driving crew sitting down for lunch on the bank of a river (probably the Trap River or Rib River). There is a batteau at the water's edge, and one man ...
Print

Kindly Thoughts and Good Wishes For Christmas and the New Year

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card of a man loading Christmas trees on a sled drawn by two horses. A dog runs in front of them. The sun is setting over a lake or pond with trees...
Photograph

Picnic, Flag and Automobile

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men and women sit on the ground as they enjoy a picnic, eating and drinking. A dog is lying on the picnic blanket. An automobile with a flag mou...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 97-102

Date: 
Description: The measure of solitude fades in the ripples
and there are more prizes than there are fish
Book or Pamphlet

The Buckeye Catalog with Calendar — January & December

Date: 1895
Description: Front and back cover of catalog, for the months of January and December. January features a buck running through the woods, with the year "1894" over a lar...
Photograph

Resting Troops Near Uzsok Pass

Date: 
Description: Austrian troops resting in the vicinity of Uzsok Pass.
Postcard

Hunting Club

Date: 07 07 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Hunting Club, Seymour, Wis." A group of men are posing with their guns and a dog around a table in a hunting camp.

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