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Wisconsin's First Aviation Fatality

Date: 09 05 1913
Description: Wisconsin's first air fatality was P.C. Davis, an exhibition pilot from Chicago, who died as a result of injuries sustained during an aerial performance in...
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Castle Rock in Camp Douglas

Date: 1937
Description: Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an example of a monadnock or inselberg, a geological formation common in northern and central Wisconsin.
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E.S. Minorhouse

Date: 1895
Description: E.S. Minorhouse on the right, Weston-Babcock house on the left. A person is standing on the sidewalk on the left in front of the Weston-Babcock House.
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Target Rock

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Description: View of a large rock formation. There is a fence in the foreground.
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G.E. Evans Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of G.E. Evans, a grower of cultivated cranberries from New Lisbon, Wisconsin. Includes an illustration by (A.?) R.R. Richards of people working ...
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Long Bluff

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Description: Photographic postcard elevated view over field of Long Bluff. Trees and a watchtower are on top of the bluff. In the lower left corner is a long building w...
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Abandoned Barn in Site I

Date: 08 14 1935
Description: View of an abandoned barn in a field with long grass. The roof is caved in.
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Old Brundage Farm in Site I

Date: 1935
Description: View of the dilapidated farm from which the Brundage family moved with the assistance of The United States Resettlement Administration.
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New Brundage Farm

Date: 1935
Description: View of the farm to which the Brundage family moved with the assistance of The United States Resettlement Administration.
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Visitors at Camp Douglas

Date: 1887
Description: A group of visitors to Camp Douglas are gathered at the edge of an open field, perhaps observing military exercises. Several carry umbrellas.
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Camp Douglas Looking North

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Description: Exterior view identified as Camp Douglas from the south looking north. Elevated view of a town with a railroad track and an oncoming train in the center ...
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Camp Petenwell CCC Dam

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Description: The Civilian Conservation Corps dam built at Camp Petenwell near Necedah.
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Camp Petenwell Workers and Trucks

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Description: Group of men posing in a field. There are two trucks parked behind the group, and axes are propped up in the foreground.
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Steam Tractor

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Description: Side view of left side of steam tractor. A man holding either a pipe or an oil can is leaning on the back of the tractor just behind the seat. A dog sits o...
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Camp Petenwell Labor Battalion

Date: 1936
Description: A group of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men working in a field. On a rough road are three trucks. Two of the trucks have large groups of men in them. ...
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Deserted Cabin at Camp Douglas

Date: 07 1900
Description: View across field of a deserted cabin at Camp Douglas. Another group of cabins are behind a fence on the right. Trees and foliage are in the background.
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Elroy Hospital

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Description: Exterior view of the Elroy Hospital. The two-story building has a wrap-around porch. In the background is a field with piles of harvested grain. Caption re...
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Farm near Elroy

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a farm and the surrounding landscape. Hills are in the distance. Caption reads: "Elroy, Wis."
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Turkey Hunting

Date: 04 1966
Description: A man in hunting gear is kneeling on the ground holding his rifle in his right hand, and holding up a dead turkey in his left.

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