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Wisconsin Central Locomotive

Date: 1896
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway's locomotive # 96 at the Waukesha depot.
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Railroad Workers at Boardinghouse

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of boarders, all railroad shop workers, sitting on the front porch at Mrs. Armour's boarding house. Left to right are: Bill Salsig, Roy Mart...
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Cattle at Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of dozens of cattle milling outside the barn at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. Several other school buildings are visible in the b...
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Students at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Students gather in the schoolyard at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. A group of four boys is seen in the foreground, while dozens of others stand...
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Students Outside the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Students gather in the schoolyard at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. Several school buildings are seen in the background.
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Dining room of the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Dining room at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys.
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Sleeping Quarters in Boys School

Date: 1893
Description: Sleeping quarters at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys, with several rows of bunk beds.
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Students in snow outside State Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Winter scene with four students from the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys standing outside on the snow-covered school grounds.
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Lindsley House

Date: 1890
Description: Round-framed view of the house in which Rev. A.L. Lindsley and his family lived in 1846. In it were born Julia West, Addison Alexander, and Justus (who die...
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Stone Church

Date: 1890
Description: Round-framed view of Stone Church, built by Rev. A.L. Lindsley.
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Fountain Spring House

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain Spring House.
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Carroll College

Date: 1890
Description: View of Carroll College, with groups of men and women standing outside of the building.
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Smith Tavern

Date: 1890
Description: Side view of the Jesse Smith tavern, built in 1847. Two people are standing in front of the tavern in the snow. Handwriting at the bottom reads: "Home of J...
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Camp Home

Date: 1890
Description: Camp home, residence of Dan L. Camp, writer and historian. Three people are standing on and near the porch.
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Stewart House

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph of the Stewart home. The name I.N. Stewart is stamped on the back, and the home is presumably of the family of the donor of the photograph, Mar...
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Church

Date: 1895
Description: View across water towards a church.
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First Norwegian Church in Wisconsin

Date: 1894
Description: First Norwegian church in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Central Railway Shops

Date: 1890
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin Central Railway's Waukesha back shop. The elevated view is from the office of the superintendent.
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Old Falls Village

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of Falls Village from the cemetery looking south.
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Sailing on Pine Lake

Date: 1895
Description: A young man with cap and light-colored tie is sitting in the stern of a sailboat with five young women. He has his arms around two of the women; two others...

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