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Filter: Creator Name of Cole, Harry Elsworth, 1861-1928
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| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from street of former home of historian and writer H. E. Cole, located at 908 Ash Street. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Wilson's Tavern, north of the point where the road from Black Hawk enters Trunk Highway 60. Built by John Wilson on Wilson Creek. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Three men are working outside on the street in front of the Dodgeville Hotel. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the White House Inn, a three-story wooden structure with a two-story wing in the rear. A road sign for Highway 23 is in the foreground on the c... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became... |
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| Description: | Western Hotel. The original tavern was built in 1834 (?) by William Shields (?). In 1845 it was operated by his son Simon Shields. In 1873 the Hotel was ta... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | E.D. King residence, once a post office, at King's Corners. A wooden walkway with a ramp at the roadside extends from the front door. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the log building which served as the post office in Loreta (formerly known as Loreto) until January 31, 1907. There is a church in the bac... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Wagon toll bridge. There is a building on the left, and a man is sitting on a bench on the right side of the road leading onto the bridge. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The Milton House Inn. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by Joseph Good... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View from across road of Baxter House, a two-story wooden structure. A man is sitting on the roof working on the chimney. A bell tower is seen behind the r... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View from road of buildings in North Freedom. Hotel Randall is in the right foreground. A group of young women and others have gathered on the porch of the... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View up dirt road or track towards a two-story L-shaped frame house with a fence along the front. The right end of the house has a roof suspended over the ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Daniel Reynolds poses beside a tree. There is a board sidewalk near a street behind him. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Daniel Reynolds, wearing a hat, suit coat, and vest with watch fob, sits in a bentwood chair in front of a large tree. There is a board sidewalk behind hi... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A car and driver stop on a country road near Mt. Horeb at the site of the Holton Tavern. A windmill and tree stand on the site and there is debris at the ... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | A side view from road of large brick house with an open front porch, surrounded by trees. There is a a rear wing and attached garage or shed. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A sign north of Shawano marks the Military Road, built 1864-1871, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Marquette, Michigan. In 1924 the Wisconsin portion of the r... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A large, two-story wood building with nine over six windows identified as an inn; at the time of the photograph it served as the Butte des Morts Post Offic... |
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