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Midwest Collection

Background imageMidwest Collection: Map of Wisconsin, c1900. Artist: Carl Hentschel

Map of Wisconsin, c1900. Artist: Carl Hentschel
Map of Wisconsin, c1900

Background imageMidwest Collection: Covered Sugar Bowl, 1835 / 50. Creator: Boston and Sandwich Glass Company

Covered Sugar Bowl, 1835 / 50. Creator: Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Covered Sugar Bowl, 1835/50

Background imageMidwest Collection: Bottle, 1835 / 45. Creator: Unknown

Bottle, 1835 / 45. Creator: Unknown
Bottle, 1835/45

Background imageMidwest Collection: Flask, 1790 / 1830. Creator: Unknown

Flask, 1790 / 1830. Creator: Unknown
Flask, 1790/1830

Background imageMidwest Collection: La Salles Party Entering the Mississippi in Canoes. February 6, 1682, 1847 / 1848

La Salles Party Entering the Mississippi in Canoes. February 6, 1682, 1847 / 1848
La Salles Party Entering the Mississippi in Canoes. February 6, 1682, 1847/1848

Background imageMidwest Collection: Wetcunie, Otoes, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) for Allen &

Wetcunie, Otoes, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) for Allen &
Wetcunie, Otoes, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1888

Background imageMidwest Collection: Green Island, Lake George, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Green Island, Lake George, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Green Island, Lake George, New York, c1897. Green Island is a town in Albany County, New York. The first European to the area, Samuel de Champlain

Background imageMidwest Collection: Reservoir, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Reservoir, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Reservoir, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Purchased by the city in 1869 from Nicholas Longworth, the reservoir was built between 1866 and 1878

Background imageMidwest Collection: Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, c1897. Founded in 1859 and known informally as Shaws Garden after its founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw

Background imageMidwest Collection: Lakelet in the Grounds of the Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Lakelet in the Grounds of the Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Lakelet in the Grounds of the Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, c1897. Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home, a post-Civil War veterans campus designed by Henry Koch

Background imageMidwest Collection: Memorial of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Memorial of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Memorial of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, c1897. An 1893 bronze sculpture by Carl Rohl-Smith in Chicago, Illinois of the battle between between United States troops and Potawatomi Native Americans

Background imageMidwest Collection: Residence of Ex-President Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Residence of Ex-President Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Residence of Ex-President Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana, c1897. Red brick Italianate exterior of Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, home to the 23rd President of the United States

Background imageMidwest Collection: Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1897. People were naturally drawn to this site for its open space and scenic beauty

Background imageMidwest Collection: State Capitol, Columbus, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown

State Capitol, Columbus, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
State Capitol, Columbus, Ohio, c1897. Ohio Statehouse, Greek revival government building Built between 1839 and 1861. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Background imageMidwest Collection: New City Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown

New City Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
New City Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. The first city hall was built on this site in 1852 and demolished in 1888 to make way for the current structure with a a nine-story clock tower From " A

Background imageMidwest Collection: Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, c1897. The Old City Hall on Randolph Street, named after Edmund Randolph (1753-1813), Governor of Virginia

Background imageMidwest Collection: The Inlet, Thunder Lake, Wisconsin, c1897. Creator: Unknown

The Inlet, Thunder Lake, Wisconsin, c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Inlet, Thunder Lake, Wisconsin, c1897. Located in Oneida County, approximately 62 feet deep at its deepest point, From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Background imageMidwest Collection: Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, c1897. Washington Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dakota Sioux were the regions sole residents when French explorers arrived in

Background imageMidwest Collection: Lake in Wade Park, Cleveland, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Lake in Wade Park, Cleveland, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Lake in Wade Park, Cleveland, Ohio, c1897. The sites early owner, Jeptha Wade, began to develop it into a park in 1872 From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Background imageMidwest Collection: Public Library Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Public Library Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Public Library Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, c1897. Built in 1889 on Tenth Street and Hennepin Avenue, the library contained an art gallery primarily of work from the collection of TB Walker.From

Background imageMidwest Collection: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, c1897. Charles Hart was the first Euro-American to settle here in 1835, followed that year by 17 other families. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof

Background imageMidwest Collection: Summit Avenue in Winter, St. Paul, Minnesota, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Summit Avenue in Winter, St. Paul, Minnesota, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Summit Avenue in Winter, St. Paul, Minnesota, c1897. Summit Avenue, known for being the longest avenue of Victorian homes in the United States

Background imageMidwest Collection: Wisconsin Street and Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Wisconsin Street and Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Wisconsin Street and Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c1897. City in the Midwestern United States, the first Europeans were French Catholic Jesuit missionaries

Background imageMidwest Collection: Heading for the Shore, Lake Michigan, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Heading for the Shore, Lake Michigan, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Heading for the Shore, Lake Michigan, c1897. One of the five Great Lakes of North America located entirely within the United States in a region known as the American Midwest

Background imageMidwest Collection: Michigan Avenue, Chicago, looking south, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Michigan Avenue, Chicago, looking south, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, looking south, c1897. Prior to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the street was known as Michigan Boulevard. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof

Background imageMidwest Collection: Ashland Avenue, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Ashland Avenue, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Ashland Avenue, Chicago, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imageMidwest Collection: Forest Park. St. Louis, Mo. c1897. Creator: Unknown

Forest Park. St. Louis, Mo. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Forest Park. St. Louis, Mo. c1897. A public park in western St. Louis, Missouri. n 1901, Forest Park was selected as the location of the 1904 Worlds Fair, known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Background imageMidwest Collection: Gates Ajar, Washington Park, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Gates Ajar, Washington Park, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown
" Gates Ajar", Washington Park, Chicago, c1897. Gated stairway sculpted from wood and wire frames, covered in carpet bedding and floral display in Washington Park, Chicago

Background imageMidwest Collection: State Street, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown

State Street, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown
State Street, Chicago, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imageMidwest Collection: Washington Park Club. Chicago, Ill. c1897. Creator: Unknown

Washington Park Club. Chicago, Ill. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Washington Park Club. Chicago, Ill. c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imageMidwest Collection: The Auditorium, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown

The Auditorium, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Auditorium, Chicago, c1897. Multi-use complex, including offices, theater, and hotel. Designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler. Completed in 1889

Background imageMidwest Collection: Example of the way that Okies travelled west, 1937

Example of the way that Okies travelled west, 1937. This family (from Missouri) reported, Broke-baby sick-car trouble. Okies was the name given to people from the American prairie states

Background imageMidwest Collection: Dust storms affecting Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA, April 1936

Dust storms affecting Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA, April 1936. The Dust Bowl was a series of devastating dust storms that affected the prairies of the United States and Canada between 1930

Background imageMidwest Collection: Map of Indiana, USA, c1900s Artist: Emery Walker Ltd

Map of Indiana, USA, c1900s Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Indiana, USA, c1900s

Background imageMidwest Collection: Map of Missouri, USA, c1900s. Artists: Emery Walker Ltd, Emery Walker

Map of Missouri, USA, c1900s. Artists: Emery Walker Ltd, Emery Walker
Map of Missouri, USA, c1900s

Background imageMidwest Collection: Map of Michigan, USA, c1900. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd

Map of Michigan, USA, c1900. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Michigan, USA, c1900

Background imageMidwest Collection: Map of Ohio, USA, c1910s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd

Map of Ohio, USA, c1910s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Ohio, USA, c1910s

Background imageMidwest Collection: Map of Illinois, USA, c1910s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd

Map of Illinois, USA, c1910s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Illinois, USA, c1910s

Background imageMidwest Collection: Map of Minnesota, USA, c1900s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd

Map of Minnesota, USA, c1900s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Minnesota, USA, c1900s

Background imageMidwest Collection: Pawnee Indians, c19th century

Pawnee Indians, c19th century. The Pawnee people are a Caddoan-speaking Midwestern Native American tribe

Background imageMidwest Collection: High Street, Columbus. Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown

High Street, Columbus. Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
High Street, Columbus. Ohio, c1897. The Short North is a neighborhood in Columbus on the main High Street. Under French colonial rule from 1663 to 1763, European traders arrived in the 18th century

Background imageMidwest Collection: Lincoln Park, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Lincoln Park, Chicago, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Lincoln Park, Chicago, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]


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