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High Street

Date: 1960
Description: View of businesses on High Street, including the Rexall Drugstore on the left corner. One can also see a glimpse of the City Hall, directly across the stre...
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Crescent Beach Campsite

Date: 1936
Description: Crescent Beach campsite with cabins and miniature golf course by Lake Michigan.
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Dow's Store and Texaco Station

Date: 1946
Description: Two men pose outside Dow's store and filling station on Highway 77.
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The Bird House at Bird Park

Date: 1933
Description: House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A...
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Main Street, Looking North from Davenport Street

Date: 1944
Description: View of intersection with pedestrians crossing the street in the town central business district. Businesses include three drugstores, a hotel, and a clothi...
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American Baptist Assembly Pool

Date: 1940
Description: View towards swimming pool towards people relaxing and sitting around the pool near the lake at the Baptist Assembly Grounds. Caption reads: "The Pool Nort...
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American Baptist Assembly Roger Williams Inn

Date: 1945
Description: Front entrance of the Roger Williams Inn, American Baptist Assembly grounds.
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Green Lake Court House

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the courthouse.
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Tallman House

Date: 1956
Description: View across lawn towards the front and right side of the Tallman House. Caption reads: "Tallman Homestead, Janesville, Wisconsin".
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Congregational Church

Date: 1920
Description: Congregational church. Caption reads: "Cong'l Church Windsor, Wis."
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Octagon House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852.
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Entrance Gate at Taliesin

Date: 1914
Description: Entrance gate at Taliesin, and the landscape around the gate. Taliesin was the summer residence of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the...
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1940
Description: Fort Crawford. Hospital after restoration.
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Man Feeding a Bear

Date: 1948
Description: A man feeds a bear in a large cage at the Gateway Inn. A group of people are gathered at the right side of the cage.
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Man with Lawn Mower

Date: 1947
Description: A man stands outdoors with a lawn mower. His work gloves and hat are resting on the mower. Caption on photograph reads, "Uncle Paul from Rice Lake-Wis."
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Car Driving in Downtown District

Date: 1927
Description: A car drives on a main street in a downtown business district.
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The Cumberland Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of The Cumberland Hotel. The hotel opened in March of 1891 and was demolished in 1965.
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Car Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: A car ferry transporting a car on Lake Superior between LaPointe, Madeline Island, and Bayfield. Two men are sitting on a bench near the car, and a shoreli...
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Water Street

Date: 1937
Description: Water Street, looking north. On the right is the Up-To-Date Auto Company.
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Derleth and His Home

Date: 1952
Description: Wisconsin author August Derleth standing in front of his Sauk City home, "the Place of the Hawks."

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