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Wagon Factories

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the wagon factories. Caption reads: "The Wagon Factories, Stoughton, Wis."
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Stoughton Hospital and Park

Date: 1910
Description: Park view featuring two children and their nurse or nanny in the foreground and an inset of the hospital in the upper left corner. Caption reads: "Stoughto...
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Main Street

Date: 1881
Description: View down Main Street. On the left a man is driving a wagon with a team of two horses, and on the right a man stands on a wagon pulled by one horse. Houses...
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Martin Luther Children's Home

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view across lawn towards the Martin Luther Children's Home. Caption reads: "Martin Luther Children's Home, Stoughton, Wis."
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Giles House

Date: 1875
Description: Exterior view of the Giles house, residence of Hiram H. Giles, state legislator and social welfare authority.
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Bridge and Boats

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a bridge, with children in a boat in the left foreground, and two other people in a boat in the center. Caption reads: "The Old Bridge, Stough...
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Church Ruins After Fire

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Remaining stone wall and chimney of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton, following a fire that destroyed the building.
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Church Ruins After Fire

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Remaining basement wall of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton, following a fire that destroyed the building.
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First Honors — Fall Festival

Date: 1927
Description: Sons of Norway group in traditional Norwegian costume standing on a replica of a viking ship as part of the Fall Festival. A large American flag flies from...
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Stoughton Resident on His Horse

Date: 04 06 1949
Description: Stoughton resident, Edward McCarthy, mounted on his horse "Hi Ho Silver." He brought his horse with him when he moved into the city from outside the city l...
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Stoughton Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: The station at 480 East Main Street was built around 1939-1940. Despite having a string of owners, the building has experienced very little change in appea...
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Fair Ground Buildings Reflected in Water

Date: 03 24 1962
Description: Fair ground buildings, closed and boarded up for the winter.
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Harriett Grimm

Date: 1912
Description: Harriet Grimm speaking from a vehicle bearing a banner that reads, "votes for women." She is stopped in front of T.G. Mandt's wagon shop.
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Syttende Mai Parade

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Robert Jacobson, Jesse Utter, and David Drotning ride on the Knights of Pythias float during the annual Syttende Mai parade in Stoughton.
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Syttende Mai Parade

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Mrs. Walter Eggleson and her three children, Gudron, Jo Ellen, and Sally dressed in Norwegian costumes for the annual Syttende Mai parade in Stoughton.
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Looking West from Amundson's Store

Date: 1929
Description: A view of small wooden houses on each side of a tree-lined path. Two children with a bicycle are standing on the path in the middle distance, near another ...
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Lake Kegonsa Near Lake Kegonsa Log Cabins

Date: 1930
Description: View of Lake Kegonsa shoreline, with cottages and boathouses along the shore, and farm buildings on a hill behind. There is a dock with several rowboats in...
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Stoughton Home Destroyed by Fire

Date: 03 18 1961
Description: Exterior view of the ruins of a Stoughton home destroyed by a fire which resulted in the death of the inhabitants, brothers Irving and John Grams.
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River Scene

Date: 08 25 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "River Scene, Stoughton, Wis." Two women in a canoe on the Yahara River near wetlands foliage, with two people on the pedestrian bridg...
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High School

Date: 08 26 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "High School, Stoughton, Wis." The brick High School was built in 1908 and demolished in 1997.

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