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Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott

Date: 09 06 1882
Description: Engraving of Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott, the first president of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Milwaukee.
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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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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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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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Capitol (Third) and Unbuilt Dome

Date: 1857
Description: Lithograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol, surrounded by portraits of Wisconsin Statesmen. Governor Bashford hired the Madison architectural firm Kutzbock ...
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Mrs. Cordelia A.P. Harvey

Date: 1866
Description: Head and shoulders engraving of Cordelia Harvey.
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Weary Woman

Date: 1873
Description: Engraving of a woman sitting in a chair with light from an attic window shining on her face. Next to her is a rumpled bed and a pull-toy overturned on the ...
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Washerwomen of Etretat

Date: 1883
Description: Engraving of a woman carrying a bundle of clothing and standing with her back to the sea. Behind her other women are in the process of doing wash in the wa...
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Milwaukee Harvester Company Advertising Card

Date: 1894
Description: Advertising card for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a chromolithograph illustration of a woman holding a tree branch.

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