Wisconsin Family Albums & Photographers' Imprints and Biographies 1800s to early 1900s

Wisconsin Family Albums & Photographers' Imprints and Biographies 1800s to early 1900s
Author: Scott W. Raether
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2013-10-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 148365172X

Scott W. Raether enjoys collecting family albums containing cabinet cards, cartes de visite or cdvs, and tintypes. An amateur researcher or genealogist always hoping to run into ancestors and discovering new photographers from 1800’s to early 1900’s. He has enjoyed filling the void in the history of photography in Wisconsin and would greatly appreciate more information on photographers and the family albums contained in this book.

Early Wisconsin Imprints

Early Wisconsin Imprints
Author: Henry Eduard Legler
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780332255583

Excerpt from Early Wisconsin Imprints: A Preliminary Essay The first Wisconsin book of history, and the first home-made book in more durable binding than paper, was Lapham's Geo graphical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin, pub lished at Milwaukee by P. C. Hale, in 1844. It was reprinted two years later in enlarged form, the printing of this issue being executed in the East. The first novel was printed in Wisconsin in 1857, seven years after the introduction of steam printing in Milwaukee. The title runs as follows' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of Wisconsin, Volume I

The History of Wisconsin, Volume I
Author: Alice E. Smith
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Total Pages: 785
Release: 2013-03-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0870206281

Published in 1973, this first volume in the History of Wisconsin series remains the definitive work on Wisconsin's beginnings, from the arrival of the French explorer Jean Nicolet in 1634, to the attainment of statehood in 1848. This volume explores how Wisconsin's Native American inhabitants, early trappers, traders, explorers, and many immigrant groups paved the way for the territory to become a more permanent society. Including nearly two dozen maps as well as illustrations of territorial Wisconsin and portraits of early residents, this volume provides an in-depth history of the beginnings of the state.

Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Author: Herbert Beall
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2000-09-29
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1439627940

Mineral Point, Wisconsin, recounts the changing fortunes of a once rough-and-ready mining town of the 1820s. Featuring historic photographs from the collection of the Mineral Point Historical Society and Pendarvis-Wisconsin State Historic Site-an exciting history unfolds in these pages, with the arrival of miners from the fledgling United States in the 1820s in search of lead. When the demand for lead collapsed, Mineral Point shifted its focus to the mining of zinc, only to have that market drop after World War I. Mineral Point was reawakened in the 1930s with the influx of artists and others, like Edgar Hellum and Robert Neal, who were interested in historic preservation. The town has transformed itself once again, becoming a vibrant artistic, historic, and architectural center. In 1971, it became the first Wisconsin community to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, with 514 contributing buildings. This fascinating pictorial history celebrates the people of Mineral Point-the early American settlers from Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky, and the Cornish, German, Irish, and Italian immigrants. Mineral Point, Wisconsin, also features their legacy-their homes, businesses, schools, and organizations. These historic photos provide glimpses of the extensive zinc works that no longer exist, as well as many of the buildings still standing in the town today.

Lead-Mining Towns of Southwest Wisconsin

Lead-Mining Towns of Southwest Wisconsin
Author: Carol March McLernon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738551999

East of the Mississippi River, and just north of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, the soil was once fertile with huge deposits of lead and zinc. White men discovered these riches in the early 1800s, well before Wisconsin became a state in 1848. Miners, farmers, and merchants flocked to the region, some bringing along their families. Towns with names like Snake Digs, Cottonwood, and Etna grew very rapidly. Roads, bridges, and railroad tunnels soon connected these towns where schools, churches, and businesses developed. Today tourists are invited to visit museums, mines, and shops in the region to explore its colorful past.

Early Wisconsin Imprints

Early Wisconsin Imprints
Author: Henry Eduard Legler
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2016-05-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781357737887

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