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Robert La Follette, Sr., Speaking to Crowd

Date: 1924
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd with his arms spread wide for emphasis. This photograph is thought to have been taken during the 1924 presi...
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Brillion News Building

Date: 1900
Description: View from street towards the Brillion News building. A man and two women are posed in the doorway at the corner of the building.
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Central House Hotel

Date: 1919
Description: View of the Central House Hotel, built in 1863.
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Intersection in Chilton

Date: 1907
Description: Intersection in downtown Chilton.
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Opera House

Date: 1962
Description: Hayton Opera House and the connecting building, which is now the Hayton Bar.
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Opera House

Date: 1962
Description: Hayton Opera House and the connecting building, which is now the Hayton Bar.
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Chief Red Bird

Date: 1963
Description: Statue of Winnebago Indian Chief Red Bird, with Lake Winnebago in the background.
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St. Mary's School

Date: 1906
Description: View of St. Mary's School.
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Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Stockbridge Indian Mission, built in about 1834, with several figures and a horse standing in the structure's doorway.
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Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of the Stockbridge Indian Mission with men standing near its entrance.
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Mission House

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of a Mission House built in about 1740.
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Missionary Dwelling

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Description: View of the dwelling of Cutting Marsh, missionary to the Stockbridge Indians.
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Meili-Blumberg Model 10 Power Grader

Date: 1948
Description: Man smoothing a road with a Meili-Blumberg (MB) Model 10 power grader attached to an International MD tractor. According to the original caption, the power...
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Lake Winnebago

Date: 08 11 1963
Description: Elevated view of the northern end of Lake Winnebago, seen from High Cliff State Park. The sunset is subdued by a large cloud formation over the lake. On th...
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Man and Dog at Riverbank

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Description: A man, possibly J. Schildhauer, stands at the edge of a small river with his hands on his hips. A dog is standing at the river's edge looking at a flock of...
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Aluminum Warehouse

Date: 05 1981
Description: Aluminum Specialty Company warehouse, East Main street at railroad tracks.
Postcard

Rock Formation

Date: 12 10 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of a rock formation with two tree stumps and plants on top. Gravel and scrub vegetation are in the background. Text below reads: "Sce...
Postcard

Man on a Stone Wall Enjoying a Country Scene

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Description: Color postcard of a man sitting on a stone wall along a road while enjoying a country scene. The road curves through the hills and the trees are starting t...
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Woelfel Haystack

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Description: View of a farmer from top of straw stack. The man uses a fork to push down the straw as more is being blown onto the pile from a thresher. More men in work...
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Cemetery Visit

Date: 1958
Description: Local historian William F. Wolf visiting the Native American cemetery. In the background is a barn and a silo and other farm buildings.

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