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| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Robert Neal serving Cornish pasty at Pendarvis. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The stove and oven in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after re... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, built in the 1840s, on Shake Rag Street undergoing restoration. The house was temporarily covered with s... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The living room in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The bedroom in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restorati... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The living area in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View over rooftops towards the primitive Methodist Church, which is surrounded by homes. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A primitive Methodist Church building. Caption reads: "Old P.M. Church Mineral Point, Wis." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Lower Ward School (also called Second Ward School) built in 1867 and used through 1923. It was torn down in 1931. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | A book cover for "Mineral Point: A History" by George Fiedler. The cover illustration is a Max Fernekes print of Shake Rag Street, a popular street for Cor... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Shake Rag Street, showing Cornish miner's homes. The street was formerly called Hoard Street in honor of Capt. R.C. Hoard who was stationed at Fort Defianc... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Shake Rag Street, showing Cornish miner's homes. The street was formerly called Hoard Street in honor of R.C. Hoard who was stationed at Fort Defiance duri... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Cornish miner homes on Shake Rag Street. The home at the right, which has since been demolished, was constructed of clay mixed with marsh grass, pressed in... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | The official Wisconsin marker of Shake Rag Street and the committee of citizens who sponsored placing the marker. (Left to right): Ross Graves, President o... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Joseph Spensley's smelting furnace, built in 1861. |
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