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Wisconsin's First Aviation Fatality

Date: 09 05 1913
Description: Wisconsin's first air fatality was P.C. Davis, an exhibition pilot from Chicago, who died as a result of injuries sustained during an aerial performance in...
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Volley Firing

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Description: Row of soldiers on one knee firing rifles.
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Rail Crossing at Elroy

Date: 09 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train crossing the Elroy-New Lisbon Road (Highway 80).
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U.S. Highway 12 and 16

Date: 1926
Description: Car on a dirt highway west of Hustler. The highway is U.S. 12 and 16.
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White Rabbit Longtail and C.A. Leicht

Date: 08 1914
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an 85-year-old Ho-Chunk man, White Rabbit Longtail, posing standing and smiling while pretending to scalp his friend, C.A. L...
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Camp Douglas

Date: 1912
Description: Bird's-eye view of Camp Douglas with several tents set up at center. Surrounding bluffs are in the distance.
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Hospital Corps 1st Wisconsin Regiment

Date: 1898
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Hospital Crew of the 1st Wisconsin Regiment. Two men wear canteens and bags. Others wear straps around their necks that were ...
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Soldiers at Camp Douglas

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Description: View of a long line of soldiers standing in rows in front of tents at Camp Douglas.
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Company M, 3rd Wisconsin National Guard at Camp Douglas

Date: 08 06 1893
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Company M, 3rd Wisconsin National Guard posed in front of tents at Camp Douglas.
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Deer Hunting Near New Miner

Date: 1948
Description: Four men and a woman are posing around a car, on which three killed deer are set on the hood of the car. A cat has its paws on the front of the car and is ...
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Elroy Street Scene

Date: 1986
Description: View along a commercial street in Elroy (now State Road 80). The Elroy Theater marquee is advertising screenings of the movie "Nothing in Common." Signs fo...
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Main Street

Date: 1904
Description: View across a body of water toward several buildings along a shoreline. Caption reads: "Main Street, Necedah, Wis. looking south from the residence of Dr. ...
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Rock Formation Between Hustler and Lisbon

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Description: View of a rock formation with trees growing on and around it. Fence posts, power lines, and some farm buildings are nearby on the right. Caption reads: "Ro...
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Hustler Railroad Depot

Date: 07 16 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of men, women and children standing near a railroad train car at the Hustler Depot. Handwritten note along with postcard reads: "Reve...
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Castle Rock, Camp Douglas

Date: 1950
Description: Castle Rock, surrounded by trees and a meadow. The geological feature is near Volk Field Air National Guard Base.

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