Linden was originally called “Peddler’s Creek” after Patrick O’Meara, an Irish peddler who made the first discovery of lead in the immediate area in 1827. The name was changed in 1855 when the federal government refused to accept the...
Three young women walk up the board sidewalk on Henry Street in Mineral Point. The U. S. Hotel, constructed in 1853, is at the top of the hill, on High Street. The east wall of the Masonic Temple, constructed in 1897, is visible to the left.
The first electrical plant in Mineral Point was installed in the engine and boiler room of the Mineral Point Zinc Company, in 1891. H.S. Weil, a salesman for the Zinc Company, reportedly convinced the Jones brothers, majority stockholders, to...
A group poses for the photographer at the edge of a pond. The seven women and the man all wear straw hats. A log building is visible behind the group. Scan of a print made from a glass plate negative, from a collection found in Mineral Point...
A woman in a long black dress, boa, and large hat stands on a wooden walkway in front of a house. The shadow of the photographer is visible in the foreground. A small dog in the lower right hand corner looks at the camera. Another woman watches...
Designed in the commercial vernacular style, this two story stone retail building was constructed in 1860 by Dr. James B. Moffett, who used the eastern half for his office and pharmacy. J.J. Hanscom was the proprietor of a Mineral Point...
An extended family, including several small children and babies, sits at a large table, outdoors, after a meal. Some of these people appear in other photos in this collection. Scan of a print made from a glass plate negative, from a...
A woman stands in front of a long wooden counter in a pharmacy, reading a newspaper. Rolls of paper, used for wrapping packages, are in a rack at the end of the counter. Bottles of varying sizes line the shelves behind her and over the door. ...
The sign hanging from the building says "Linden Hotel, Wm Pollard". William Pollard was a hotel keeper in the village of Linden in 1880, according to the federal census of that year, and is referred to as such in the History of Iowa County,...
Cows graze in a small village, near a railroad track. Scan of a print made from a glass plate negative, from a collection found in Mineral Point and presumed to depict local scenes from 1880-1910.
On Easter Sunday, 1901,a special excursion train from Chicago, Beloit, and Janesville marked the grand opening of the Royal Hotel. Built of red brick shipped in by rail, the hotel’s design was considered extravagant for the time. The hotel...
This photograph is included in "A History of Mining in Iowa County" by Stanley T. Holland, published in 1983, where it is identified as the Tripoli Mine, located about a mile northwest of the city of Mineral Point. An excerpt from "Zinc and Lead...
Croquet; Young adults; Recreation; Clothing & dress;
Seven young women and two young men with croquet mallets. A galvanized container is visible in the background, next to a gate. The same group is shown in another image in this collection, GPNC.01.227 "Young people on porch".
Architectural decorations & ornaments; Porches; Young adults; Clothing & dress;
Seven young women seated in chairs and two young men seated on the edge of the porch pose for the photographer. The young man on the right wears a short flat cap with an insignia. This group is also shown in another image in this collection,...
Two women stand in the doorway of 330 (now 224) Fountain Street. Built by Whitney Smith in 1849 and 1850, the center section of the home was of log construction, according to the Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory. Whitney Smith...
A man sits in a wooden wagon, holding the reins of the two horse team, three others cluster around the wagon, while a fourth stands on top of the stack of shredded cornhusks. A ramp or conveyor is visible behind the wagon.
Six children pose for the photographer. Several of the children appear in other images in this collection. The house on the left side of the photograph has clapboard siding, shutters, and six over six windows, a white picket fence is visible in...
Two women stand in the ruins of a chimney, the remains of a lead smelter, or "furnace". After the lead bearing ore was mined, it was washed, then brought to a smelter to be refined. The ore was heated to melt the lead and the molten lead ran...
