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| Date: | 03 01 1949 |
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| Description: | The New Glarus chalet home of Ernest Thierstein. It is an example of authentic Bernese architecture of canton Bern in Switzerland. |
| Date: | 03 01 1949 |
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| Description: | Ernest Thierstein relaxing in his Swiss-style chalet home in New Glarus. He came from the village of Boviel in the Emmental valley in the canton of Bern, S... |
| Date: | 05 27 1961 |
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| Description: | A mosaic lawn decoration made of various objects set in cement. The decoration is approximately thirty inches in diameter and revolves on a post. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down a commercial street, with Engler's store located on the left. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View from a pedestrian walkway looking towards the central business area. A concrete four-sided sign is in the center of intersection. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View across street of the exterior of the Bank of New Glarus on the corner of the street. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Exterior across lawn of the three-story New Glarus high school. The school building features a decommissioned Civil War cannon near the entrance. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A log cabin and park car at the Tourist Free Camp Ground. The cabin has a sign that reads, "New Glarus Settled 1845." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Outside the Swingli House, near a memorial for the first New Glarus settlers. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A stone monument dedicated to the Old Lead Road. The marker reads: "The Old Lead Road. In 1828, ox-teams, guided along an ancient Winnebago Indian Trail, b... |
| Date: | 11 1946 |
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| Description: | Four men playing cards at a table with a fifth man seated on a radiator observing at left. In the foreground, a dog clears an empty beer bottle from the ta... |
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| Description: | View over fence of Guernseys cows grazing in a pasture near New Glarus. In the background is a farmhouse, windmill on a hill, barns and other outbuildings. |
| Date: | 08 16 1925 |
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| Description: | A chorus of men singing on stage with a crowd watching. A group of officials seated on the right. Rolling farmland in the background. |
| Date: | 08 16 1925 |
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| Description: | View of field full of parked automobiles at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Swiss Colony at New Glarus. A log structure in... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Homemade decorative star wheel set curbside. The object consists of an assortment of pottery sherds and other discarded bits set in cement within a circula... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | A quilt made by Elda Strahm, a student at Farmer's Grove School, town of York and New Glarus, is displayed hanging outdoors on a clothes line. There is a ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Large branches of an oak tree frame the view of a large farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings. The two-story house has two front dormers and porches on the fro... |
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| Description: | Artists and vendors are sitting in wooden chairs next to displays of paintings for sale. Two women, dressed in traditional Swiss dresses, are looking at th... |
| Date: | 06 1925 |
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| Description: | Several cows are grazing in a field. In the background are houses, barns, and other buildings. Image caption reads: "Farm Scene near New Glarus, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two men and two women have gathered at a picnic table in New Glarus Woods State Park (established 1934). A small bucket and dishes are sitting on the table... |
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