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Town of Moscow From Cornfield
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View, through a cornfield, of people, a store, a sawmill and wagons. Moscow was platted in 1850 by an Englishman, Chauncy Smith, who dammed the Bluemound branch of the Pecatonica River to run a grist mill. It was settled by English, Irish, German and Norwegian immigrants.
1875
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
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Bridge, Dam and Mill in Moscow
1875
View of a bridge, dam and mill. Moscow was platted in 1850 by an Englishman, Chauncy Smith, who dammed the Bluemound branch of the Pecatonica River to run a grist mill. It was settled by English, I...
Moscow Laseselskab Fremad
October 9, 1875
Portrait of Moscow Laseselskab Fremad (Moscow Library Association). Rasmus B. Anderson is probably in the group.
Village Across Pond
1875
A view of the village from a nearby bluff across a pond. Men, women and children, standing spaced apart, are posing in the field near the pond.
Van Norman Family
1875
The Van Norman family seated outdoors in front of, and standing behind a fence with their frame L-shaped house behind.
Moscow Library Association
1875
Group portrait of the Moscow Laseselskab (the Moscow Library Association). Rasmus B. Anderson is probably in the group.
View From Southeast Shore of Lake Monona
1875
View from Southeast shore of Lake Monona across a cornfield, perhaps on the farm of Thomas Williamson.
