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International Diesel TD-24 Crawler Tractor with Dual Roller

Date: 1948
Description: Color photograph of an International Diesel TD-24 crawler tractor with a sheepsfoot roller used for road construction on the south side of Dorena Lake Dam.
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CUNA Office in Cottage Grove Coop

Date: 02 05 1941
Description: Claire Onsgard, treasurer of the Dane County Farmers Equity Union Coop Credit Union in Cottage Grove showing member Fritz Swenson where to sign his loan ap...
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George Smith, Hermit

Date: 12 31 1934
Description: Portrait of George Smith, hermit, rescued from squalid shack in Cottage Grove, and taken to Dane County home in Verona.
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George Smith's Shack

Date: 12 31 1934
Description: Interior of hermit George Smith's squalid shack, 2 miles southwest of Cottage Grove.
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Old Beecher Tavern

Date: 1935
Description: Tavern in a state of deterioration, with rubble in front. The tavern is partly obscured by an oak tree, and a white house stands behind the tavern.
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Governor Taylor's Farm Home

Date: 02 21 1927
Description: Governor Taylor's farm home. The man standing on the porch is John Killian, owner of the farm when the photograph was taken.
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Governor Taylor's Farm Home in Cottage Grove

Date: 02 21 1927
Description: Governor Taylor's farm home.
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Governor Taylor's Farm in Cottage Grove

Date: 02 21 1927
Description: Governor Taylor's farm with granary and barn.
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German Evangelical Association Church

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of church, with snow on the ground.
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Women Dancing

Date: 03 10 1944
Description: Two sets of twins dance at the recreation center for school pupils at the Cottage Grove Town Hall. Included on the left are Jean and Joan Hanson of Cottage...
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Girls Drinking from Soda Bottles

Date: 03 10 1944
Description: Three girls at the recreational center for school pupils at the Cottage Grove Town Hall drink from Nehi soda bottles.
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Cottage Grove Schoolhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a schoolhouse in Cottage Grove with students posing in front of the building.
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Boys at Youth Club Event

Date: 03 10 1944
Description: Five boys in "stag line" at Cottage Grove Youth Club event in the Town Hall. Left to right are: Rowley Conant, Nora School; Rolly Gausmann, Cottage Grove S...
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Cottage Grove Graded School Style Show

Date: 04 24 1946
Description: Group portrait of seven females and one young girl in formals and street dresses from the Emporium Department Store that they modeled in the Cottage Grove ...
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Cottage Grove Grade School Style Show

Date: 04 24 1946
Description: Group portrait of 27 children in the Cottage Grove Grade School Style Show, modeling clothes from the Emporium Department Store. Front row left to right: C...
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Cottage Grove Grade School Style Show

Date: 04 24 1946
Description: Group portrait of seven 9th and 10th grade girls modeling clothing from the Emporium Department Store for the Cottage Grove Grade School Style Show. Left t...
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Cottage Grove Grade School Style Show

Date: 04 24 1946
Description: Group portrait of twenty school children and youth wearing clothing from the Emporium Department Store featured in the Cottage Grove Grade School Style Sho...
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National Home Demonstration Week

Date: 04 12 1949
Description: Young homemakers, Caroline Reierson, 615 Dennett Drive, and Arveda Kuhlmey, 713 Dennett Drive, experiment with a new culinary process for cooking meat. The...
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Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary Exterior

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Exterior view of the new Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary, 5810 Cottage Grove Road, taken from the driveway off the highway.
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Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary Exterior

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Exterior view showing main entrance to the new Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary, 5810 Cottage Grove Road, taken from the driveway off the highway.

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