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Old Abe Reproduction
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An eagle of the same type as "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, displayed in the Civil War Room at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The original Old Abe, after he died and was mounted, was destroyed in the Capitol fire in Madison in 1904. This specimen, from the Hattie Maddocks Roddy collection, was formerly displayed at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.
circa 1900-1909
Publication Information
| Date Created | circa 1900-1909 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 13 x 18 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Call Number | (W635)18860 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Taxidermied Old Abe on a Perch
1900
Side view of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After his death in 1881, he was stuffed, mounted, and placed in the Capitol museum. The shield he is perched ...
Taxidermied Old Abe
1890
"Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After his death in 1881 he was stuffed, mounted, and put in the Capitol museum.Depicted from the front with head turned to...
Old Abe in Front of a Flag
circa 1900-1909
Photograph of a painting of "Old Abe" by L.A. Dow, 1905. The original painting is in the War Museum, Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin. Old Abe is perched on a shield with "8th Reg. W...
Old Abe
circa 1860-1869
Print of a painted portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the Eighth Regiment of the Wisconsin Civil Volunteer Infantry, standing on a perch. "Old Abe" is written at the bottom.
Old Abe
February 7, 1876
Carte-de-visite Centennial portrait of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment, by J.M. Fowler, sold by J.O. Barrett in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Agricultural Building "Old ...
Eagle House Postcard
1911
Postcard featuring a picture and description of the "Eagle House" where Old Abe, Wisconsin's Civil War eagle and mascot of Wisconsin's 8th Volunteer Regiment. The description on the bottom of the p...
