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Aerial View of Hillsboro

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of Hillsboro.
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Aerial View of Hillsboro

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of Hillsboro.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1885
Description: Seated group of women and children participating in a barn raising.
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Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher

Date: 06 28 1945
Description: Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher stands with his mother, Mrs. Oscar A. Mitscher (left), and smiles at his wife, Frances Smalley Mitscher, after a reunion at h...
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Leaning Barn

Date: 05 30 1965
Description: Exterior view of a leaning barn. Shadows from a farm machine fall on the barn's side wall in the early morning.
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Early Morning Fog

Date: 05 30 1965
Description: Fog settles among a line of trees in a valley. In the background, the tops of another line of trees is visible.
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Horse-Drawn Carriage on Muddy Road

Date: 1915
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn carriage down a muddy dirt road. A wooden fence and several buildings are in the background.
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Mail Carrier on Poor Quality Road

Date: 02 1915
Description: A mail carrier on horseback is approaching a stranded horse-drawn carriage along a stretch of poor quality rural road. Farmhouses and farm buildings are on...
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Lewis Arms on a Sled

Date: 1957
Description: Winter scene with Lewis Arms sitting on a sled in the snow at his uncle Otis Arms's farm, Hillsboro (Vernon Co.), Wisconsin.
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Otis Arms

Date: 1957
Description: Otis Arms, uncle of Lewis Arms, poses in front of an automobile. He is dressed in a suit.
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Making Maple Syrup

Date: 04 1957
Description: LuRay Arms and Otis Arms tending a fire while making maple syrup outdoors.
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The Arms Men Making Maple Syrup

Date: 04 1957
Description: Three men from the Arms family making maple syrup outdoors. From left to right are: Lewis, Bernard, and Otis Arms.
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Gravestone of Walter and Ionie Arms

Date: 1960
Description: Walter and Ionie Arms's grave marker in the shade of a tall bush at the Burr Ridge cemetery.
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General Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town and surrounding area. The brick building at the photograph's bottom center is labeled "Geren, Rish Art Studio" and was built in ...
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General Town View, Hillsboro, Texas

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Description: Elevated view looking out across town buildings to a plain beyond. The Hill County Jail can be seen to the right of the main street; it was constructed in ...
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Hillsborough Brewery and Brickyard

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Description: View looking down hill towards the buildings that make up the brickyard. Along the road between the brickyard and the brewery are a few men sitting in wago...
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Hillsboro Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: Commercial street in Hillsboro. A row of cars are parked in the center of the street.
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Valecia Condensery Milk Company

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior of the Valecia Condensery Milk Company factory. The company's sign is painted on the crow-stepped gable wall of the factory. The sign reads, "Vale...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1920
Description: The Congregational Church on the corner of the street.
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Hillsboro High School

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior of the Hillsboro high school.

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