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Fauerbach's Brewery Sign

Date: 1884
Description: A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery.
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Peshtigo Fire Drawing

Date: 1871
Description: Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 06 1837
Description: Lithograph based on a painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey showing the Peck cabin, the first house in Madison. In addition to the cabin, the lithograph includes a ...
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"Chippeway [Ojibwa] Squaw and Child"

Date: 1826
Description: Portrait of a Chippewa (Ojibwa) woman and her child, originally titled "Chippeway Squaw and Child." Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, ...
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Indian Sugar Makers

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Description: Illustration of an Indian (possibly Menominee) camp of sugar makers.
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Goodrich Steamship Lines

Date: 1930
Description: Cover from Goodrich Steamship Lines schedule, with a picture of a screw-driven passenger/freight vessel against the Chicago skyline and a beach scene in th...
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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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Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre

Date: 1832
Description: Funeral of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre.
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Ptihn-Tak-Ochatä. Dance of the Mandan Women

Date: 1832
Description: Ptihn-Tak-Ochatä, or dance of the Mandan women.
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Dog-Sledges of the Mandan Indians

Date: 1832
Description: Two dog-sledges hauling supplies, with one also carrying a Mandan.
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Woman of the Snake Tribe

Date: 1832
Description: Woman of the Snake Tribe.
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Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl

Date: 1832
Description: Dacota Woman and Assiniboin girl.
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Kotex Advertisement

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Description: A Kotex feminine product advertisement from early in the 20th century.
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The Slide

Date: 1880
Description: Engraving for "Peterson's Magazine" of women in maids' uniforms sliding down an icy path in the snow.
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Woodcut of Women with Child

Date: 1865
Description: A woodprint of women with frightened child entitled "The First Dip Into Salt Water."
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Lead Region of the Upper Mississippi River

Date: 1853
Description: Engraved view of miners and hillside mines in the Lead Region. Caption reads: "Sketch of the Lead Region."
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William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 1899
Description: Campaign poster with the title "Posterity" for Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley featuring their portraits. In the center is an illustration of a wom...
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Martha Washington

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Description: Full-length portrait of Martha Dandridge Washington from an 1878 painting by E.F. Andrews.
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Lulu Glaser

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Description: Lulu Glaser (1874-1958), renowned Victorian/Edwardian comedic actress and singer.
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Queenie Vassar

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Description: Queenie Vassar (1870-1960) Scottish-born stage and motion picture actress of the 1930s and 1940s.

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