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| Date: | 06 24 1849 |
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| Description: | Original wash drawing of Fort Laramie, Wyoming (actually Fort John; see note below). Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California... |
| Date: | 1848 |
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| Description: | In 1849, northern Wisconsin was composed of huge sectional regions such as Chippewa, Portage, Brown and Crawford, whereas southern Wisconsin was constitute... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the west side of East Water Street. |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue... |
| Date: | 1848 |
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| Description: | Sketch of the Madison Women's Seminary on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East Johnson. The Madison Female Academy was a 19th century school for girls w... |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | A hand-drawn plat map of Mineral Point, Wisconsin showing street layout and location of buildings. |
| Date: | 05 02 1849 |
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| Description: | The ferry landing in Weston, Missouri; Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oreg... |
| Date: | 05 17 1849 |
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| Description: | The ferry at Nodaway, Missouri; Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trai... |
| Date: | 05 17 1849 |
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| Description: | The Mill in Nodaway, Missouri; Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail... |
| Date: | 05 17 1849 |
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| Description: | Nodaway, Missouri; Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail). Wilkins d... |
| Date: | 1848 |
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| Description: | Foldout map of a sketch of the town grid of Calumet. |
| Date: | 1849 |
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| Description: | Foldout map of southern Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 10 1844 |
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| Description: | A variant of a wood engraving dated October, 1844. Incorporated as the villige of Southport in 1841 (so-named because it was the southern-most natural harb... |
| Date: | 10 1844 |
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| Description: | View from a pile-driver on the north pier of the community then known as Southport. The pier visible at left center, constructed between 1840-1842, was th... |
| Date: | 1842 |
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| Description: | Drawing of Front and State Streets, showing the first houses in La Crosse. |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin including Lakes Michigan and Superior. Inset includes "N.W. Part of Wiskonsan." |
| Date: | 1842 |
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| Description: | View across the river towards several residences on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Watertown in 1842." |
| Date: | 1841 |
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| Description: | View across the river towards several residences on the opposite shoreline. |
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