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Punch Table, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. Outing

Date: 08 26 1906
Description: Exterior view of the punch table at a company picnic under trees. A man stands in the foreground looking at the camera while holding a knife, and the woman...
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Effigy Mound at Big Bend

Date: 06 1911
Description: A field party of members of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society visit an effigy mound at Big Bend. The men are dressed in suits and hats.
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Mound at Big Bend

Date: 10 16 1910
Description: View of a linear Indian mound at Big Bend. Two men stand in the background on the left and right among the trees.
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Corn Hills

Date: 1930
Description: A composite lantern slide with two early views, ca. 1910, of raised corn hills on the campus of Carroll College (now Carroll University). At top is a view...
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Dunbar Oak Marker

Date: 1982
Description: A historical marker mounted on a metal post tells the story of Col. Richard Dunbar discovering, in 1866, the healing properties of water from a nearby spri...
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Wern Farms

Date: 1931
Description: Aerial view of a farm complex, including a farmhouse and several large buildings. Caption reads: "Wern Farms, Waukesha, Wis."
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Waukesha County Peace Council Vigil

Date: 12 20 1983
Description: Several people standing together outdoors holding candles. Three people are wearing signs that read: "Waukesha County Peace Council," "PEACE and JUSTICE to...
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Asahel Spring

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a group of men and women relaxing around a spring with concentric steps of limestone. The man on the right, holding the dipper, is Dr. Hugo ...
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Farm Elm

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Description: A man is posing in a horse-drawn buggy on the drive in front of a tree-lined fence. Caption on slide reads: "Farm elm near Waukesha, Wis." Hand-tinted lant...
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Wisconsin Archeological Society

Date: 05 26 1906
Description: The Wisconsin Archeological Society attending the unveiling of the Cutler Indian mound marker at Cutler Park. Mrs. William H. Anderson, President (?) of th...
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Dunbar Avenue, Looking West

Date: 08 25 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Dunbar Avenue, looking West, Waukesha, Wis." An unpaved road with curb and sidewalks in a residential neighborhood with trees. There ...
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Bethesda Mineral Spring

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Bethesda Mineral Spring, Waukesha, Wis." A group of people in the pavilion at Bethesda Mineral Spring. An American flag is flying at ...
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Waukesha Springs Sanitarium

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Waukesha Springs Sanitarium, Waukesha, Wis." The sanitarium was constructed in 1903 as a large resort/hospital facility by Dr. Byron ...
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Scene at the Horeb Mineral Spring

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene at the Horeb Mineral Spring, Waukesha, Wis." A large mineral spring-fed pond in a parklike setting, with many trees. The pond i...
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Bird's-Eye View of Resthaven

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Resthaven, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1905 of brick in the Neoclassical style, Resthaven was a large resort hotel fr...
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Waukesha Spring Brewery

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N.W. Depot, Waukesha, Wis." The Waukesha Spring Brewery building is on the left and the Chicago & North Western Depot is on the ...
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Fountain Spring House

Date: 07 14 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Fountain Spring House, Waukesha, Wis." On July 4, 1874, the Fountain Spring House opened for business. Built of Waukesha limestone, t...
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Arcadian Spring

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Arcadian Spring, Waukesha, Wis." Two people are seated at a "healing mineral spring" with a pavilion and springhouse. The Arcadian Mi...
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Bethesda Spring

Date: 06 16 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Bethesda Spring, Waukesha, Wis." Bethesda Spring is located inside an ornate pavilion surrounded by trees. The Terrace Hotel can be s...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 08 09 1920
Description: Text on the front reads: "M.E. Church, Waukesha, Wis." Three women and a child stand in the street in front of a limestone church built in 1895 in the Rich...

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