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Lake Waubesa at Crescent Park

Date: 1927
Description: View across water towards a boy standing on a pier on Lake Waubesa. There are boats docked at the water's edge and a group of children and adults are on th...
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Class Group Portrait

Date: 1902
Description: Group portrait of a school class outdoors in front of their one-room schoolhouse.
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Gillett Family Reunion

Date: 1922
Description: Group portrait of the extended Gillett family at a reunion.
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Gillett Reunion at Vilas Park

Date: 06 24 1920
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Gillett family at a reunion.
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Family Gathering at Rufus Gillett's

Date: 1919
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Gillett family taken at the home of Sherwin's brother, Rufus.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Bridge

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a railroad bridge, which has framed beams on the sides and top. A boy and girl are standing and posing on the bridge. Signs ar...
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Community Church

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Description: View across unpaved road of the Community Church. There are stained glass windows in an arch above the main entrance, and three more along the front. There...
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Episcopalian Church

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Description: Exterior view across unpaved road of the Episcopalian Church, a small brick building with arched windows and doors. Trees in the yard shade the church. A w...
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German Evangelical Church

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Description: Three-quarter view of the German Evangelical Church, which has a belfry, and a steeple with a weather vane and lightning rod. There are arched windows on t...
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State Street Looking North

Date: 1909
Description: View down tree-lined street with a bridge at the far end. There is a large house with a balcony and wrap-around porch on the other side of the road. A floc...
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior three-quarter view of the High School, built in 1922. It is a large, three-story brick building with arched doors at the corners.
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High School

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Description: View from road of the high school and a smaller building next door. Sidewalks crisscross the lawn among trees in the schoolyard. A woman wearing a hat is j...
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Scenic View on Lower Dam

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Description: Elevated view from hill looking down at a river and reservoir. A railroad train is moving along railroad tracks on the opposite side of the river. Houses a...
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Catholic Parsonage

Date: 1913
Description: View from street of front of parsonage, a large two-story house with a gabled roof and a porch. There is a garden and stable behind the parsonage, and in t...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1925
Description: View across unpaved road of the Catholic Church, which is a stone building. Includes a tall steeple a cross on top. Narrow, pointed arched windows are on t...
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Business District

Date: 1911
Description: View down street towards the a central business district. There is a T intersection at the end of the main street. Storefronts with awnings line both sides...
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RR Water Tank

Date: 1909
Description: View over railroad tracks towards the railroad water tank.
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Lake Marion from School Section Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of Lake Marion, and the railroad tracks that run along it on the left. A train belching smoke is coming up the tracks. A road runs along the ...
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Lover's Lane

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Description: A path along railroad tracks on the left and a river on the right. Tall bushes are along the river. Trees and a fence are to the left lining the railroad t...
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Residential Street

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Description: View down row of residential houses along a sidewalk. The first house has a wrap-around open porch with columns on the front and side. In the distance two ...

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