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Girls on Beach

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Description: A group of girls in bathing costumes on a beach.
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Mining Scene

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Description: An unidentified mining scene where two men are cranking a windlass, common only in early lead and zinc mining in southwest Wisconsin. The windlass was used...
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Dodgeville Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A lead and zinc mine near Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
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Plum Grove School, Class Photo

Date: 02 12 1900
Description: Front Row: Edyth Jobe, Joe Nunamaker, Tommy Bradshaw, Bob Winnett, Jack Williams, Alex Nunamaker, Lee Winnett, and Ethel Baumgartner. Second Row: Cora Jobe...
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A Log Cabin and a Field

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Description: View of a log cabin at the foot of a hill, with a field in the foreground.
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Crew of the Optimal Mine

Date: 1895
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the miners who work at Optimal Mine. They are seated outdoors on the grass, and are wearing work clothes and hats.
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A Prairie Farm

Date: 1886
Description: View across field towards a farm, with farmhouse, barn, outbuildings, and fences. The photograph appeared in Joseph Schafer's 1932 book The Wisconsin Le...
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William M. Jones House and Farm

Date: 1878
Description: View towards a house and farm buildings. Caption reads: "Barneveld, Wis. Vic[inity]. Ridgeway Twp [township], Hwy [Highway] K. House built 1878 by William ...
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Solon R. Walbridge and Cabin

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Description: View across a cornfield towards a cabin and farm. A man is standing in the shade of a tree. A cone-shaped hill is in the background. Caption reads: "Pionee...
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Lowlands Near Hollandale

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: Slightly elevated view across a field with trees and a river, and a town in the distance. Caption reads: Hollandale, Wis. Oct 3, 1960. Lowlands at approach...
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Cox Hollow Lake

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Description: Elevated view of a park scene near Cox Hollow Lake, at Governor Dodge State Park. In the foreground, a man is grilling at a picnic table, while two women a...
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Wisconsin River Bluffs from Highway 80, West of Avoca

Date: 03 1953
Description: View across a prairie toward wooded hills. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River Valley. Bluffs as seen from Highway 80 west of Avoca, Wis."
Postcard

Disking Oats

Date: 04 1911
Description: A man is standing on the guard of a disk harrow, holding a whip. A team of horses are pulling the harrow. Caption reads: "Disking oats Apr. 15, 1911 at Ple...

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