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| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to related images and original documents. |
| Photographs from the Apostle Islands |
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| Learn about the history of the Apostle Islands in the northnmost part of Wisconsin, a popular summer refuge for tourists and residents. |
| Photographs by Richard Quinney |
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| View photographs of the 1969 construction of the New York City World Trade Center. |
| Explore the papers of Henry and Elizabeth Baird, two prominent settlers in 19th century Wisconsin. |
| Learn about the exploits of the U.S. Army National Guard's Red Arrow Division during World War II. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Politician |
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| Read about the Norwegian immigrant who became colonel to the predominately Norwegian 15th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. |
| The Civil War sketches of Alexander Simplot were reproduced as engravings for use in newspapers. |
| Rural Wisconsin |
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| View the landscapes of rural Wisconsin through the eyes of photographer Paul Vanderbilt. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Wash-Up Kit made by the Bay West Company, Green Bay. Distributed by the Yankee Paper and Specialty Co. of Menasha in the 1920s. (Museum object #1998.6.2) |
| A gallery of 35 historic images hand-selected by Society Image Lab staff |
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| Society Image Lab staff have created a list of their 35 favorite and most popular historic images from our 100,000+ image database. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman, Founder of General Mills |
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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Two-piece bathing suit worn by Lois Nelson of Racine, Wisconsin, c. 1947. (Museum object #2003.113.6A-B) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Sampler embroidered by Cecilia Lewis at a boarding school in 1809. (Museum object #1984.294.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Control rod and replica fuel assembly from Wisconsin's first nuclear power plant. (Museum object 1997.56.13-14) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Wooden curling stone used near Lodi, Wisconsin in the 19th century. (Museum object #1957.205) |
| Native American Photographs |
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| Collection of photographs documenting Native American life and the impact of federal government. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Bone lice comb from site of first Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, 1816-1829. (Museum object #1997.62.11941) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Half gallon milk bottle used by Hoard's Dairyman Farm of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, c. 1934-1944. (Museum Object 1977.354.84) |
| Milwaukee's First Photojournalist |
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| Read about the life and career of photojournalist John Robert Taylor, who captured the spirit of Milwaukee through photographs in the early 20th century. |
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