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Caught in the Canvas Held by Citizens

Date: 01 1883
Description: Photograph of an engraved image showing a man leaping from the burning Newhall House and being caught in a large canvas held taut by a group of men.
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Escaping by Means of Blankets

Date: 01 1883
Description: Photograph of an engraved image showing two women attempting to escape the burning Newhall House by lowering themselves from a window using blankets tied t...
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Rescue of Woman by Firemen

Date: 01 1883
Description: Photograph of an engraved image showing fire fighters rescuing a woman from the burning Newhall House.
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Clinging to Windowsills

Date: 01 1883
Description: Photograph of an engraved image showing people clinging to a windowsill on the Newhall House attempting to escape the burning building. One woman in the fo...
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At the Morgue

Date: 01 1883
Description: Engraving showing people attempting to locate loved ones among the bodies recovered from the Newhall House fire.
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Elevated View of Farm

Date: 1897
Description: View down hill towards a farm in a valley, with wooded bluffs in the background. In the foreground, a fence is at the top of the hill overlooking the farm....
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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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First Church in Sauk — Prairie Region — 1846 — Fr. Inama Founder

Date: 1846
Description: A wooden building enclosed by a fence. Caption on rear of photograph reads: First Church In Sauk-Prairie-Roxbury Region - 1846. Reproduction of an early ph...
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Zoar Church

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of a church surrounded by a picket fence. A man is standing on the front steps. Caption reads: "Zoar Church, ca. 1890. Near Oshkosh Wis. and ...
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First Presbyterian Church

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior of church, which is partially obscured by trees.
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Up-To-Date Club

Date: 03 23 1896
Description: Group portrait of twenty men and women, posing casually, but wearing suits and dresses. The image reverse identifies them as members of the Up-To-Date Club...
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Pecan Club, Sun Prairie Snowbound Party

Date: 02 1881
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of fifteen well-dressed men and women. Caption identifies them as members of the Pecan Club, attending the Su...
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 08 30 1884
Description: View along the Lake Monona shoreline towards the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel. A crowd of people are standing on the pier with several sailboats. On the shore i...
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Manitowoc Harbor Scene

Date: 1887
Description: Caption reads: "Some of the Old-Timers on the Photo. Steamers: Petosky (on stocks), Muskegon, Corona, A.D. Hayward, City of St. Joe, Lotus, J.F. Dayan, Gra...
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Eau Claire Deer Hunters

Date: 1885
Description: Six deer hunters are posing with their rifles, dogs, and nine killed deer hanging from a buck pole supported by log structures on the left and right.
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The Norwegian Synod, Pastors and Professors

Date: 1878
Description: Photographic reproduction of a collage of 128 men and four buildings. Collage includes text in Norwegian, with one sentence in English: "Entered according ...
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Weavers Guild, La Crosse

Date: 1895
Description: Studio group portrait of fifteen men and women posing together in front of a painted backdrop. Some of the people are holding weaving tools.
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"Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Nineteen men and women are posing outdoors in front of tents in a forest clearing. At the bottom the caption reads: "Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring, ...
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View in Mound Cemetery

Date: 1888
Description: View towards a wooden walkway over a stone wall, perhaps a spillway, crossing a body of water. A bridge is in the background.

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