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Publication Information
| Creator | Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 |
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| Date Created | circa 1820-1829 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 19 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
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| Call Number | Wis Mss DB, Box 7, Folder 1 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Mr. Dibble's Machine
1827
Increase Lapham's drawing of a rig designed by Mr. Orange Dibble for removing rocks and other large debris from deep canal cuts.
Increase Lapham Plant Drawings
1828
Increase Lapham drawings of Poa pratensis, Festuca duriuscula, Lolium prenne, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Poa compressa, Lobelia siphilitica, Myrica cerifera (candle berry myrtle),...
Louisville and Portland Railroad
February 15, 1830
Increase Lapham's drawing of a railroad tunnel and railroad tracks.
Lapham Shell Drawings
1828
Increase Lapham's drawings of Unio plicatus and Unio radiatum (?) from the Scioto River, Cypraea tigris (Tiger cowry), and an Atlantic Ocean shell. The page also contains a color wheel.
Drawings of Jimson Weed Flower
1827
Drawings of Datura Stramonium, more commonly known by the names jimson weed, devil's trumpet, devil's weed, thorn apple, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed, locoweed, datura, pricklyburr, devil's...
Unio mondonta
1828
Increase Lapham's drawing of a Union mondonta (or Unio soleniformis) shell. There are also two views of another shell drawn below and a drawing of Unio scalenius pasted on at the bottom of the page.
