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Stock Day at Blue River

Date: 12 06 1910
Description: Elevated view of stock day at the railroad yards, showing pens of sheep and other livestock ready for loading into railroad cars. All of the cars are deco...
Postcard

Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: Caption reads: "Hotel Oelke - on the banks of the Mississippi River, Cassville, Wisconsin." Sign on the hotel reads: "Old Denniston House". This view show...
Drawing

Platteville Brewery

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Description: An engraving based on a drawing by Alexander Simplot of the Platteville Brewery (spelled Plattville). It is an elevated perspective showing the main buildi...
Photograph

Walter Goodland with John Grindell and Aloys Klaas

Date: 09 04 1943
Description: Governor Goodland conferring with District Attorney John Grindell and Sheriff Aloys Klaas about gambling in Grant County.
Photograph

Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1958
Description: Nelson Dewey State Park (Cassville vicinity). Bridge construction near the park office which was built in the 1850s as a chicken house. The park was establ...
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McCarthy in Wisconsin

Date: 09 15 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy greets admirers at a Dairy Day event in Platteville.
Photograph

Wisconsin Listens to McCarthy

Date: 09 15 1951
Description: At a Wisconsin Dairy Day event, the photographer turned the camera from the speaker, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, to the large audience gathered to listen t...
Photograph

CCC Camp Scene

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of Civil Conservation Camp (CCC), tentatively identified as the Bloomington camp.
Photograph

Cassville Campgrounds

Date: 1905
Description: Children and adults at picnic campground owned by Gus Klindt near Cassville.
Photograph

Gov. Nelson Dewey Estate - Stonefield

Date: 08 04 1949
Description: Looking over Governor Nelson Dewey's account books at the governor's desk in his office at Stonefield are Raymond Sivesind, state supervisor of historic si...
Photograph

Cheese Day Celebration

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: Celebrating the first "Cheese Day" with a parade. A group of spectators gather on the sidewalk near a truck displaying a banner and stove in the back.
Photograph

Schoolroom Interior

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Description: Interior of rural schoolroom. A teacher at the back of the room appears to be helping as students of all ages sit working at their desks. A large U.S. Flag...
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Closing Day Exercises in District #15, North Lancaster

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Description: A large group of children and adults pose in a field around trees. There is a tent in the background with flags, and two women sit in a carriage on the lef...
Photograph

Grand Army of the Republic Reunion

Date: 06 1928
Description: Outdoor group portrait of some of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic at a reunion.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 07 01 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street. Many people can be seen on the sidewalks and flags decorate the buildings. The street is not paved and several horse-...
Photograph

Stock Days

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Stock Days. Horses and wagons loaded with livestock are lined up in a row on the snowy street. On the right is a train decorated with Amer...
Photograph

Looking South from Marcus Corner

Date: 1923
Description: View down retail street. The shops include a clothing store, Barig and Son Undertakers, a hotel, and drugstore. Cars are parked in the middle of the street...
Photograph

Ferry Boat

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline looking down at three men posing on a paddle steamer ferry boat carrying an automobile. The boat has the words "Cassville" and "Dewey" ...
Photograph

Baseball Team

Date: 1911
Description: Group portrait of the Fennimore baseball team. In the background there are a number of tents, and large banners and flags fly nearby.
Postcard

Boats Along Shore of the Mississippi River

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Description: Postcard labeled in photographer's hand: "Souvinr [sic] Mississippi River, Cassville." A Frank Feiker 'Souvenir' postcard of several excusion boats on the ...

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