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Farm Family

Date: 1898
Description: A man, his wife and their two children are posing in front of their farmstead. The man is holding a team of horses. Another horse pulling a buggy is in the...
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John Muir's Home

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Description: Illustration of John Muir's first Wisconsin home at Fountain Lake.
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Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
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Montello Granite Company at Noon

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Description: View of workers from the Montello Granite Company heading down the street to lunch after the noon whistle.
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Marquette County Bridge

Date: 12 12 1973
Description: Neenah Creek Bridge in Marquette County.
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Muck Farm

Date: 07 26 1967
Description: Buildings of the Gumz muck farm, near Packwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Mecan River Bridge

Date: 01 15 1985
Description: Mecan River bridge on County Highway N over the Mecan River in rural Marquette County.
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St. Peter's Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.
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Buffalo Lake

Date: 1900
Description: View of lake, most likely Buffalo Lake, from Montello.
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Montello High School

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Description: Exterior view of Montello High School, now used as a grade school.
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Men on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from street towards men standing in front of bank at the corner of Main Street. A horse-drawn vehicle is in the foreground on the left. Signs along th...
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John Muir Marker

Date: 1958
Description: Historical marker at the site of John Muir's boyhood home, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. A woman stands next to the marker, and the...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Taylor Home

Date: 1900
Description: The Taylor home near Montello.
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Fox and Montello Rivers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from the south. The Fox River is in the foreground with the dam just visible in the lower right. The lock is seen in the center; the Montello...
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Montello Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1903
Description: Three rural mail carriers pose with their horses and buggies in front of the Montello Post Office. Postmaster (Dr.) Edward A. Bass stands in the backgroun...
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Ada Bass with Her Hair Down

Date: 1895
Description: A professional studio portrait of Ada Burlingame Bass, standing in front of a painted backdrop, wife of physician and amateur photographer Dr. Edward A. Ba...
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Leroy J. Burlingame

Date: 1896
Description: Leroy J. Burlingame, sitting in a chair in the Montello home of his son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Bass. Another person, obscured, is stan...

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