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Lane Residence

Date: 1860
Description: A general view of the Lane residence, which is the birthplace of Carrie Lane, later Carrie Chapman Catt, noted woman suffrage leader.
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Willson Monarch Remedies Wagon

Date: 1935
Description: Two salesmen stand beside one of the Willson's Monarch Remedies horse-drawn wagons. Willson's sold patent medicines, spices, extracts, flavorings, and "toi...
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Arndt and Doty Street Intersection

Date: 1900
Description: Corner of Arndt and Doty streets, showing one of the early electric street cars in Wisconsin. The tower, the bottom of which shows in the picture, was one ...
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Stockpiles of Hemp

Date: 1943
Description: Original caption reads in part: "Stock piles shown were being built for Matt Rens Hemp Company for mill located on 120-acre farm near Brandon, Wisconsin. T...
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Martin K. Dahl Family and Home

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Description: The Martin K. Dahl family is in the yard of their brick Victorian home, which is surrounded by an iron fence. The house has iron work on porch tops and on ...
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Wisconsin State Prison Exterior

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
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Wisconsin State Prison Walls

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Prison from outside the prison's walls.
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Wisconsin State Prison Buildings and Grounds

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated exterior view of buildings and grounds of the Wisconsin State Prison. Prisoners are line up in formation.
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Hillyer Family on Front Porch

Date: 1875
Description: The Edwin and Angeline Coe Hillyer family is grouped at the corner of a large Greek Revival house with ornamental railing work on its porch roof. A man is ...
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Victorian Mansion in Waupun

Date: 1879
Description: Victorian mansion at 123 S. Madison Street, built in 1870 and owned in 1875 by Samuel Chamberlain. It's mansard roof and iron trim help make the house an ...
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Waupun Stone Mills

Date: 1878
Description: View of Waupun Stone Mills, established in 1849, in the background. Construction of an addition is underway. People are in the foreground in front of a br...
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Main Street

Date: 1879
Description: View of a main street looking towards The Fulton Meat Market, P. Carrington Harness shop, a livery stable, feed store, restaurant and bakery.
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Waupun Prison Garden

Date: 1870
Description: Waupun Prison garden. Hill top view of garden with arched trellis and vines and men hoeing in garden; prison in background.
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J.S. Morris Carriage and Sleigh Factory

Date: 1875
Description: View of the J.S. Morris Carriage and Sleigh Factory, a two-story frame building on Franklin Street in Waupun. Carriages and men in work aprons are in front...
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District School in Alto

Date: 1925
Description: District school No. 5 in Alto (or Metomen).
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Congregational Church

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the Congregational church and surrounding buildings.
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View of Brandon

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of town, including a church and multiple surrounding buildings.
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Church in the Kettle Moraine State Forest

Date: 1940
Description: Church, several houses and field from a hill.
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Phillip's Residence

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Description: Exterior view of Colonel Phillip's residence. Built before the Civil War, it was situated "under the ledge" between the farms of Governor Tallmadge and Gov...
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Waterwheel in Fairwater

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Description: Waterwheel for generating electric power, with men sitting on the log support. It may be the largest in the nation. The waterwheel was built in 1924 by a c...

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