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Yerkes Observatory Telescope

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "The 40-inch telescope of the University of Chicago Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The object-glass has a diameter of 40...
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Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago at Williams Bay, Wisconsin." Founded in 1892 by astronomer George Ellery Hale and fin...
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Fairhaven

Date: 1960
Description: Text on front reads: "Fairhaven - Whitewater, Wisconsin. 'Where You Add Life to Your Years.'" On the reverse: "Fairhaven–Whitewater, Wisconsin–is being cre...
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Playgrounds

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "'Playgrounds,' Whitewater, Wis." Two girls, and three boys with a bicycle are in a grass covered playground with swings, slides, sees...
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Baldwin Street

Date: 08 17 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Baldwin Street, Sharon, Wisc." An unpaved street with railroad tracks crossing in the foreground. A sign near a pavilion on the left ...
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Walworth Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: View looking west along Walworth Avenue, with commercial buildings along both sides. Cars are parked in the center of the street, and along the right curb....
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Elkhorn Cornet Band

Date: 1915
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a band. The men are posing in their uniforms and are holding their instruments. A drum on the right has a sign that reads: "Elkho...
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Baptist Church, Honey Creek

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of a church. Buildings, possibly homes, as well as a windmill are in the background.
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Squirrel In a Window

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Description: A view from inside Oakwood of a squirrel sitting outside a window.
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Squirrel In a Window

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Description: A view from inside Oakwood of a squirrel sitting outside a window.
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Oakwood Parlor

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Description: Interior view of the parlor at Oakwood, including a table covered with a tasseled cloth, dolls on a chair, and bookshelves.
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Squirrel On Stairs

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Description: A squirrel on an outdoor stairway at Oakwood.
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Oakwood Scrapbook Page

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Description: A scrapbook page featuring six photographs of squirrels, a cow, and a man feeding doves.
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Two Men in Horse-Drawn Buggy

Date: 1912
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of two men in a horse-drawn buggy parked in the middle of a unpaved street. Storefronts and pedestrians are behind th...
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View on the Lawn "The Highland"

Date: 1931
Description: View of the Highland Hotel's lakeside lawn. Several park benches are among the trees on the lawn. In the background at the shoreline is a boathouse with a ...
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Lake Geneva Scrapbook

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Description: Six photographs of water scenes mounted on a scrapbook page.
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Map of Geneva Village

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Description: A map of Geneva Village including Geneva Lake.
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Man and Tree

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Description: Portrait of a man sitting on the ground outdoors in front of a tree.
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Outdoor Gathering

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of two women and one man are posing around two young children sitting in a hammock in yard.
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Man Wearing Suspenders

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Description: A man in a wide-brimmed hat and suspenders is standing outdoors with his hands on his hips. There is a building in the background on the left.

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