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| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Lapham Park Apartments |
| Reference Number: | 230923 |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Increase Lapham examining a fragment of a meteorite. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the home of Increase A. Lapham at 321-325 Poplar Street, which was built by J.A. Messenger in 1848. |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Lapham Park Social Center |
| Reference Number: | 115977 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of Franz Brandecke, Milwaukee-based geologist. Worked on Wisconsin geological survey with Lapham. Handwritten text on front read... |
| Date: | 1846 |
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| Description: | This map shows lot and block numbers, roads, railroads, and some landowners’ names and includes the manuscript annotations: "From the Lapham collection" --... |
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| Description: | Map showing Indian mounds in Milwaukee's Second Ward from a sketch made by Increase Lapham in 1836. Streets shown on the map include 6th Street, 5th Street... |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
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| Reference Number: | 100186 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
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| Reference Number: | 100183 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
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| Reference Number: | 100185 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
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| Reference Number: | 100184 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
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| Reference Number: | 100187 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Peter Herkeus House |
| Reference Number: | 100188 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
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| Reference Number: | 98375 |
| Wisconsin's First Scientist |
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| Read about Wisconsin's first scientist. Learn about his achievements; including his scientific writings, and his work as an engineer and land surveyor. |
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| Description: | Letterhead stationery featuring an engraving of the Milwaukee Iron Company foundry. The letter is from an officer of the company to noted geologist Increas... |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Allen-Field School |
| Reference Number: | 237876 |
| Date: | 1845 |
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| Description: | This map shows lot and block numbers, local streets, railroads, some landowners’ names, Milwaukee River, Menomonee River, and part of Lake Michigan. The ma... |
| Increase Lapham's Cartes-de-visite Collection |
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| View this magnificent collection of 19th century famous scientists collected by Wisconsin naturalist Increase Lapham. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of William H. Canfield (1819-1913), a Wisconsin civil engineer and surveyor who is best known for his studies of Sauk County's nat... |
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