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Fishing Near the Dam

Date: 04 1900
Description: Men standing on either side of the river, fishing near the rough and ready dam. In the background is the Octagon House, built in 1854.
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Dodge County Courthouse

Date: 02 20 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Dodge County Courthouse.
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Waupun State Prison

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Description: Exterior view of Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. Two men are standing at the main entrance gate. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the main build...
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Ruth Kressin Holding a Cat

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Ruth Kressin standing on a blanket in a yard holding a cat and posing in front of the side of a half-timbered house.
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Ruth and Alice Kressin Sitting Outside with a Cat

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Ruth, holding a cat, and Alice Kressin sitting outdoors on a blanket. Behind them is the side of a half-timbered house.
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Kressin Family Portrait

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Outdoor portrait of the August Kressin family posing on the side of the front steps of a house. August Kressin sits on the top step holding Alice Kressin, ...
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Wills Old House

Date: 12 1899
Description: View of the old Will homestead. The home retains the original Pommer Fachwerk.
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Hoffman Home

Date: 1900
Description: A young boy on horseback posing in front of the Hoffman home. Behind him posing near the side of the house is a group of boys posing with a dog. A woman is...
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Union Station

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the entrance to Union Station.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Date: 1950
Description: View from lawn of the Tomb of Unknown Soldier and the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater from the base of the stairs leading to the monument. Groups of men an...
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Building

Date: 1950
Description: View of the entrance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation building. Three women are entering the building.
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Saint Christopher Monument

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Saint Christopher monument in the driveway of the Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery.
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Hotel Martinique

Date: 1950
Description: View across sidewalk towards a young woman opening the entrance door to the Hotel Martinique. Several other people are exiting from the other set of doors ...
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Shirley on the Back Porch of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: Shirley Krueger standing near one of the columns on the piazza. Several chairs are lined up against the wall to the left of an open doorway.
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George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back side of George Washington's Mount Vernon. Several people are sitting and standing on the piazza. There is a cupola on the...
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View of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back of George Washington's Mount Vernon from the left. A woman is walking on the lawn in the left foreground, and behind her ...
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View of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: Front view of George Washington's Mount Vernon from the circular driveway. A line of people are waiting at the entrance. The cupola on the roof has a weath...
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Outside the Lincoln Memorial

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Lincoln Memorial from across Lincoln Memorial Circle. Several women and a man are crossing the street behind several cars that have driven by. ...
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Ivy-Covered Bancroft Hall

Date: 1950
Description: View from sidewalk towards the front of an ivy-covered Bancroft Hall at the Annapolis Navel Academy. Two cannons flank either side of the entrance, and a g...
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U.S. Naval Academy Chapel Doors

Date: 1950
Description: View of a group of people gathered in front of U.S. Naval Academy Chapel Doors at the United States Naval Academy. Several people stand on the steps in fro...

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