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Horlick Mountains, Antarctica

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Description: Unidentified explorer standing in field of snow with the Horlick Mountains of Antarctica in the background. The Horlick Mountains were named by Admiral Ric...
Photograph

Charles Whittlesey

Date: 1858
Description: Studio portrait of geologist Charles Whittlesey dressed for a field trip.
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Science Hall, Geology Museum

Date: 1910
Description: Cyanotype print of the interior of the Geology Museum in Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. View towards corner of a room with win...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Showing Progress of Surveys

Date: 1920
Description: This map identifies the areas of the state that had been geologically surveyed or topographically surveyed, or both, as well as portions of the state still...
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin Geological Survey

Date: 1874
Description: A hand-colored, geological map of Wisconsin show the progress of the state geological survey in 1873 and 1874. Other elements displayed in the map include...
Map or Atlas

Section of Strata from the Blue Mounds to the Wisconsin River at Arena

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Description: A hand-colored geological cross section of Iowa County and eastern Dane County, Wisconsin, from the Blue Mounds north-northwest to the sandy plain of the W...
Map or Atlas

Map of Soils of Wisconsin : From State Geological Report

Date: 1910
Description: This map shows the Soo Line railroad and Arpin Hardwood Lumber Company lands in red. The top margin of the map reads: "Wisconsin, the safest state in the U...
Photograph

Dinosaur Entrant for UW Circus

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Description: Two men are standing on either side of a large costume of a six-legged dinosaur in front of the Armory on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
Photograph

Dinosaur Entrant for UW Circus

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Description: Two men are standing on either side of a large costume of a six-legged dinosaur in front of the Armory on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
Photograph

Zerk Museum Exhibits

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Description: An exhibit of petrified wood sections and other objects on tables and display cases in the Zerk Museum. Paintings, photographs, jewelry and other objects a...

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