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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Brown County Court House

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of Brown County Court House, with trees lining the sidewalk.
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Farmhouse and Stump Land

Date: 06 17 1929
Description: Farm surrounded by cutover stump land.
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Webb House in British Hollow

Date: 1930
Description: Webb house with family standing on back porch. House built by John Webb, an early immigrant and Cornish miner.
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North Broadway with Dirt Road

Date: 1870
Description: View of dirt road with houses along both sides, and wooden walkways and picket fences along the road.
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Durand Riverside Neighborhood

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Description: View from hill looking down at houses and buildings at an intersection. Beyond are commercial buildings, the river, and the far shoreline. Hills are in the...
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Aerial View of City and River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of city, with Eau Claire River is in the foreground with Milwaukee railroad bridge at left. Gillette Rubber Co. plant is in center with Omaha r...
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Eau Claire County Courthouse Before Remodeling

Date: 1875
Description: View of the courthouse. Roof and lower part have since been changed.
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Eau Claire from East Side Hill

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of downtown Eau Claire.
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A.G. Ellis - Hagemeister House

Date: 1890
Description: View of a house in a residential area, obscured by trees. "The house was built in 1835 by Ellis and was last occupied by the Misses Bessie and Barbara Hage...
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Episcopal Church at Cherry and Madison Streets

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Description: View of church.
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Fort Howard from an Elevator

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the fort, with snow on the ground.
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Roi-Porlier-Tank Cottage

Date: 07 1929
Description: View of the front path leading to the cottage.
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South Twin Island Fishing Village

Date: 1915
Description: Building, boats, and fish net drying reels on South Twin Island in the Apostle Islands archipelago.
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The State Office Building

Date: 1932
Description: A view of the State Office Building.
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Wisconsin State Office Building

Date: 1932
Description: View of the State Office Building and numerous parked automobiles outside.
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Southern Wisconsin Farm Scene

Date: 1930
Description: A farm and brook in Southern Wisconsin. Several trees hang over the brook along with a trace of snow.
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"Three Chimneys" Land Formations

Date: 1930
Description: A winter view of "The Three Chimneys" in the St. Peter sandstone formation.
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Rural Road

Date: 1930
Description: A tree-lined, rural road in the Kickapoo Valley of southwestern Wisconsin.
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A Good Job Well Done

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men posing in a wooded area among liquor bottles that have been emptied into the snow, the result of a raid on a saloon in the town of Polar which...

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