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| Date: | 07 1929 |
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| Description: | View uphill towards the entrance to the McSherry Cave. A woman is standing at the entrance. Trees and shrubs are growing on top of the cave. |
| Date: | 07 19 1955 |
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| Description: | The Nation's First Watershed Project historical marker commemorates the large-scale soil and water conservation project that began in Coon Creek in 1933. S... |
| Date: | 08 24 1958 |
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| Description: | The dedication of Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy historical marker in Hillsboro, the birthplace of Admiral Mitscher. Participants in the dedication an... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a group of men and women, two children and a baby. Two of the women and two of the men are holding hymnals. The correspondence on ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Hillsboro neighborhood. Rolling hills are in the background. Caption reads: "Looking West from Schoolhouse, Hillsboro, Wis." |
| Date: | 02 23 1922 |
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| Description: | View down street toward the aftermath of an ice storm. There are downed power lines and ice-covered trees. Caption reads: "From W.C. Hansberry Home N.E. St... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company factory, established 1914. Manufacturer of sterilized evaporated milk. The brick s... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the church. The entrance and steeple are on the right. Caption reads: "First Congregational Church, Hillsboro, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the German Lutheran Church. Caption reads: "German Lutheran Church, Hillsboro, Wis." |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the public school, a brick one-story building. Caption reads: "Public School, Hillsboro, Wis." |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | View from side of road towards a Wisconsin game warden removing a dead deer lying in the snow that had been struck by a vehicle from a rural highway. Behin... |
| Date: | 07 1936 |
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| Description: | Straight rows of tobacco plants flourishing in a large field. There are farm buildings and a windmill in the background. Utility poles on the are on the ri... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | View from the top of a grassy hill overlooking the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of Main Street lined with businesses. Shoe stores are on both sides of the street. A team of horses is approaching. Caption reads: "Main ... |
| Date: | 05 31 1962 |
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| Description: | View towards several dead trees, one of which has water near its base. A wooded hillside is in the background. Caption reads: "Viroqua (vicinity east) May ... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Nighttime view of Dairyland Power Cooperative's Genoa Station Number 3, located near Genoa along the Mississippi River. A lit Christmas tree stands on one ... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of what is identified by the caption as a "Nuclear power plant near Victory (Vernon Co.), Wis." This would be the La Crosse Boiling Water React... |
| Date: | 07 30 1958 |
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| Description: | 295 members of the Vernon County Homemakers group boarded buses in Viroqua to travel to the Wisconsin Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff. The women are show... |
| Date: | 09 1963 |
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| Description: | Harness racing at a County Fair. The horses pulling sulkies are making the turn in front of the grandstand. Another building and trees are in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Ski jumping at Timber Coulee. A large crowd is gathered to watch. Today it is named Snowflake Ski & Golf Club. It is host to a ski jumping tournament since... |
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