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| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Yound Richard Quinney operating a tractor to cultivate corn. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Richard Quinney posing on the first day of the school year. He is sitting in the driver's seat of a Chevrolet truck in front of his family's farmhouse. |
| Date: | 04 11 1942 |
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| Description: | Three illegal gambling machines in the Green Parrot Tavern on Highway 12, north of Elkhorn. The machines are in a case, which the proprietor closes when he... |
| Date: | 04 1942 |
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| Description: | Three illegal gambling machines (slot) in the Lone Oak Inn, on Highway 12, north of Elkhorn. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Warren Potter, holding a bucket, poses with his sheep and lambs. There is a road in the background and a farmstead on the other side of the road. |
| Date: | 05 29 1930 |
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| Description: | School children are lined up four abreast on the sidewalk; alternate rows carry signs or flags promoting milk. Each child also wears a head band with "HEAL... |
| Date: | 09 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a small sample of "4000 cars" parked at the Great Fair. Caption reads: "Four Thousand Automobiles in 1914, The Great Fair, Elkhorn, Sept. ... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a dairy farm with white barns and a white house. Caption reads: "Mid-Lake Dairy Farm — Elkhorn, Wisconsin." |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Two views: one of a curved bar, and the other the restaurant with tables and a fireplace in the background. Caption reads: ",Crossroads, Elkhorn, Wis." ... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Interior and exterior views of the First National Bank. On the right is a view of the lobby, and on the left is a view from the street towards the facade. ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View down center of Walworth Street with the Sprague Theater on the left. A hotel is on the lower right. Automobiles are parked all along the street. Capti... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | View across lawn and trees in fall color toward the new county court house. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Angled view down sidewalk on right toward the left side of Wisconsin Street which is lined with businesses and hitching posts. Horse-drawn vehicles are mov... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the public school, which is a large building with a bell tower, arched entrances and gables. Caption reads: "Public School, Elkhorn... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | A specimen of Pinus nigra, judged to be the second largest of its type in Wisconsin, standing beside a house at 302 N. Wisconsin Street. Three young... |
| Date: | 04 07 1960 |
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| Description: | A man is working on a metal horn on a lathe. Several similar horns are stacked behind him. Caption reads: "A cornet slowly takes shape on a lathe at... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Rear view of two men walking towards the door after the cattle judging at the Walworth County Fair. Sunlight is streaming through the doors and windows, ba... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A young boy leads his calf during the cattle judging at the Walworth County Fair. Sunlight is streaming through the doors and windows, back lighting the fi... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "High School, Elkhorn, Wis." A three-story school with an arched entrance and belfry. Students are standing on the grounds and many ma... |
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