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Herbert Krueger

Date: 06 27 1910
Description: A young boy with bare feet and wearing overalls is sitting on a chair in front of a porch enclosure or support with decorative latticework on the sides. Th...
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Gluths' House with Party

Date: 06 26 1910
Description: Four women, one man and a child are posing on the front steps of a screened-in porch. A wooden walkway leads to the porch, and over and around the right si...
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Mr. Roecker

Date: 06 21 1910
Description: A man poses outside a building, holding a tool.
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William Kohlmeyer's Barn

Date: 1910
Description: Side view of a barn, with a ramp leading up to its door. A windmill is on the left just behind a wagon loaded with bins or barrels. Other farm buildings ar...
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Broken Dam at Mill Pond Park

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Description: Caption reads: "North Freedom, Wis. Broken dam at Mill Pond Park. The city was raising funds to rebuild dam and the Conservation Commission assisted."
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Crushing Plant

Date: 1910
Description: View down two sets of railroad tracks. There is an empty cart on the left set of tracks, and one cart full of large pieces of stone on the right set of tra...
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Granite Quarry

Date: 1910
Description: View across the bottom of a quarry toward a group of men posing around a horse who appears to be pulling an open railroad car on railroad tracks. Steep cli...
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Power House

Date: 1910
Description: View down railroad tracks toward a group of six men posing outdoors at the power house. There is a pile of large rocks near the group of men at the corner ...
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Picnic at Pere du Sac

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Description: Three women and two men are sitting around a picnic lunch, which is placed on a cloth. A caption identifies three of the people as "Louis and Julia Shepard...
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Picnic at Pere du Sac

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Description: Three women and two men posing against a car. The car is parked near some trees and overlooking a body of water. A caption identifies four of the people as...
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Mary Burke and Jane Matteson

Date: 06 1996
Description: Mary Burke and lifelong friend Jane Matteson sitting in a covered golf cart during a tour near Spring Green, Wisconsin during Mary's 80th birthday celebrat...
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Norman Wiese on Location for "The Emigrants"

Date: 09 1969
Description: Close-up of a man wearing a conductor's hat. A train is in the background. Caption reads: "Norman Wiese, North Freedom, Mid-Century RR Museum. Was also in ...
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Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow on Location for "The Emigrants"

Date: 09 1969
Description: Actors Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow posing while seated on the grass with plates of food and drinks. They appear to be in costume. Caption reads: "Liv Ull...
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Reliable Models

Date: 1975
Description: Two boys wearing jackets and knit hats are riding light-colored horses in town. Behind them is a sign overhead rows of automobiles that reads: "Used Cars....
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Rocky Descent

Date: 1976
Description: View towards a rock climber on top of an outcropping at Devil's Lake State Park who is watching another climber descending. Devil's Lake and bluffs are in ...
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Going Up

Date: 02 1972
Description: Elevated view of skiers gliding uphill on a chair lift at Wintergreen Ski Area. They are dressed warmly, and are wearing skis and carrying poles.
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1945
Description: University students on a field trip to Devil's Lake State Park climb the trail up through the piles of talus (broken rocks) on the slope. A couple in the f...
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Acrobat School

Date: 1976
Description: A girl tries some acrobatic moves on a rope at Acrobat School, Circus World Museum, a Wisconsin Historical Society site. The silhouette of another acrobat ...
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New Snow

Date: 1970
Description: New snow on the steps at Devil's Lake, with a broom leaning on the hand rail. Trees are in the background.
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Winter Scene

Date: 1959
Description: Wooded country lane along the Wisconsin River, covered with new snow and fairy frost.

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