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Glendale Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: The 7575 North Port Washington Road station was built in 1966. The building itself, with its spirited architecture, bold colors, and soaring canopy, was bo...
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Tank Xing

Date: 1980
Description: Tank crossing sign at Camp McCoy.
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Children at Camp McCoy

Date: 1980
Description: Cuban refugees at Camp McCoy. Three children standing with their arms around each others shoulders. Two wear Woody Woodpecker t-shirts, the other wears a D...
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Flora Dell Scrapbook Cover

Date: 1911
Description: The cover of a scrapbook made for Flora Dell Lake. Features a photograph of a small locomotive on a railroad track near a water tower. There are hand-drawn...
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"A Mermaid"

Date: 1911
Description: Delia Drew King wades in Lake Flora Dell. There is a hill and shoreline in the background, and a group of people stands near a pier behind Delia. A hand-dr...
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Man Walking on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew (Frank King's father-in-law) walking railroad tracks. He was known as a prominent banker in the Tomah, Wisconsin community. A hand-drawn decorat...
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Absorbing the Scenery

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew stands on the railroad tracks that run between Tunnel City and Lake Flora Dell. The tracks run into a tunnel in the background. A decorative bor...
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Man Walking on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew walks a set of railroad tracks near the entrance into a tunnel. The other end of the tunnel can be seen in the distance. A hand-drawn border fea...
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Train Emerging from Tunnel

Date: 1911
Description: Front view of train emerging from a tunnel. A hand-drawn border features two male figures running away from the train and reads, "The monster pursues."
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Men on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: View from inside railroad tunnel of four men walking near the entrance on railroad tracks. A hand-drawn border features a pennant with the letter "A" on it...
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"Mountaineers"

Date: 1911
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose on a bluff above Lake Flora Dell. In the background are several cottages surrounded by trees near the shoreline of...
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Frank King Painting a Character onto a Boat

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Description: Frank O. King paints his character "Uncle Walt" onto a rowboat. The boy in the background on a pier is King's grand-nephew David Witt Nye.
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Sparta Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the Sparta Public Library. Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "Carnegie bldg., 1903, cost $12,000. Architects, Schick & Rot...
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Large Round Barn

Date: 05 31 1965
Description: Exterior view of a farm with a round barn. A truck and farmhouse is behind and to the left in a grove of trees.
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Former Storefronts

Date: 10 1980
Description: Former storefronts, Main Street at Walker Street.
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Main Street

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Description: View across unpaved street of a row of stores. On the corner is the Cashton Hardware Company. A horse and wagon is parked at the curb of H. B. Bohl City Me...
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Front Street

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Description: View down Front Street of stores and shops. At the far end of the street is a group of men with horse-drawn wagons.
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Cole Hotel

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Cole Hotel. The building features two stories, a painted sign, and a balcony. On the utility pole, there is an advertisement for the 1921 f...
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Hotel Byer

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Byer, which features two stories, a balcony, a porch, and two hanging signs on utility poles.
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Justinger Building

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Description: View across unpaved street of a storefront.

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