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| Date: | 1760 |
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| Description: | A map of the world in two hemispheres, with the borders of the continents hand-colored. This map contains 14 spherical diagrams of the cosmos, portraying t... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Karl Armstrong with fist raised, one of four men responsible for the 1970 bombing of Sterling Hall. Photograph was taken in prison. Armstrong was apprehend... |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of Joshua Hoopes (1788-1874), American Botanist. An infant at the time of the Wyoming Indian massacre, his mother strapped him on ... |
| Date: | 08 19 1948 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Telescope with 40 in. Lens, Largest in the World. Williams Bay on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin." On reverse: "The 40 inch telescope of the ... |
| Date: | 1775 |
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| Description: | This six sheet large format map is one of the most informative maps of its time. It shows cities, Native American land, lakes, rivers, mountains, topograph... |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | John E. and Olive Davies House |
| Reference Number: | 101630 |
| Date: | 03 20 1973 |
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| Description: | Artist's courtroom depiction of Karlton Armstrong. He is sitting with his arms folded and legs crossed, with the judge visible in the background. |
| Date: | 1746 |
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| Description: | This world map from the German mathematician, historian, and geographer Johann Matthias Hase shows the major cities, islands, and the major political divis... |
| Date: | 08 24 1970 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the east wing of Sterling Hall showing damage in the aftermath of the bombing. Unfortunately, despite an attempt to detonate the bomb w... |
| Date: | 08 24 1970 |
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| Description: | A policeman stands in front of Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus. Early on August 24th, 1970, a van loaded with six barrels of explosi... |
| Date: | 08 24 1970 |
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| Description: | A view looking out from the ground floor of Sterling Hall after the building was bombed. Unfortunately, despite an attempt to detonate the bomb when the... |
| Date: | 08 24 1970 |
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| Description: | Two men in hard hats observe the ruins of Sterling Hall after it was bombed. Unfortunately, despite an attempt to detonate the bomb when the building wa... |
| Community: | Eau Claire |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| Historic Name: | UW-EAU CLAIRE, PHILLIPS HALL |
| Reference Number: | 220234 |
| Date: | 03 15 1896 |
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| Description: | Page two of the "Evening Record." The handwritten newspaper includes several hand-drawn illustrations. On the top center of the page, one illustration port... |
| Community: | New Berlin |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| Historic Name: | Armfield Observatory - Milwaukee Astronomical Society |
| Reference Number: | 240664 |
| Community: | Beloit |
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| County: | Rock |
| Historic Name: | William Hamilton |
| Reference Number: | 74617 |
| A Century of Aviation |
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| Browse by category through aviation images drawn from the image collections of various archives including the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Community: | Williams Bay |
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| County: | Walworth |
| Historic Name: | Charles T. Yerkes Observatory |
| Reference Number: | 81162 |
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