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Rustic Bridge at Copper Falls

Date: 1940
Description: People on a rustic bridge over river at Copper Falls State Park. A long log building is in the background on the other side of the river.
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John F. Appleby

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Description: Portrait of inventor John F. Appleby. The Wisconsin inventor is credited with inventing a knotting mechanism that made twine grain binders possible in the ...
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City Boathouse

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view toward Lake Mendota towards the City Boathouse, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The boathouse was at the foot of North Carroll Stre...
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S.C. Thomas House

Date: 1898
Description: The home of S.C. Thomas.
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Nicolet Monument

Date: 1906
Description: The Nicolet Monument.
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Whiting Paper Mill Ruins

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men and women are standing near the damaged railroad tracks. Sixteen men were killed by t...
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Salisbury House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Salisbury house, with a horse-drawn wagon located to the left side of the home and William Salisbury, John Salisbury, Mrs. William Sal...
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Japanese Rotary

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Description: Alice and Bettina Jackson, two visitors from Madison, Wisconsin, at a meeting of the Rotary Club in Japan.
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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior Chadbourne Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1948
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench curves around the statue, which sits in a paved walk ...
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Oshkosh Public Library

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Description: Interior of the Oshkosh Public Library. View is from large open area with Ionic marble columns, with a round opening in the ceiling and perhaps a skylight....
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Osborne House

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Description: View across railroad tracks of men standing in front of and around Osborne House, a large building with columns and a second-story porch.
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Nguyen Family Portrait

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Description: A studio portrait of the Nguyen family. From left to right are: Thuy, Trong (father), Minh, Hong (mother), Mary, Kim (grandfather), and Charlie.
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Mary Nguyen's Birthday Cake

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Description: Members of the Nguyen family gather around Mary Nguyen as she inhales deeply to blow out candles on her birthday cake. From left to right are: Charlie, Mar...
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Farmhouse Garden

Date: 09 1923
Description: View from field of a farm property, including the farmhouse garden.
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Ojibwe Cemetery

Date: 06 1919
Description: Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indian cemetery among brush and trees. Probably Lac Courte Oreilles.
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The La Follette Family

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of the La Follette family. Clockwise from top left: Fola, Bob, Belle, Robert Jr., Philip, and Mary. Phil holds an issue of "The North Ameri...
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Bystanders Downtown

Date: 1909
Description: View from street of storefronts, Post Office and group of bystanders.
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C.L. (Neal) Harrington's Identity Card

Date: 1918
Description: Neal Harrington was assigned to the American Expeditionary Forces in October 1918. He was sent to France with the 20th Engineering Corp as a 2nd lieutenant...
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Group at Oakwood Sanitarium

Date: 1890
Description: Informal group portrait of fifteen people, men women and children, posed on stone steps at Oakwood Sanitarium. Some of the people are holding bouquets.

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