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Farmhouse and Stump Land

Date: 06 17 1929
Description: Farm surrounded by cutover stump land.
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Peshtigo Fire Drawing

Date: 1871
Description: Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River.
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Aerial View of Midvale Neighborhood

Date: 06 07 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Midvale neighborhood under construction showing the intersection of Midvale and Tokay Boulevards near the southwestern city limits of Ma...
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Parade of Homes

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Midvale neighborhood under construction near Madison's southwestern city limits. The view is focused on the area bounded by Tokay Boulevard,...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chilton with insets of points of interest, including P.H. Becker's Brewery, Chilton House, and Gutheil's Block.
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Drawing of Cassville

Date: 1829
Description: Drawing of Cassville depicting a horse cart on the river's edge, with men and boats.
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Fish Creek

Date: 08 11 1950
Description: Aerial view of Eagle Harbor.
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Daisy Bates and Four of the Little Rock Nine

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Description: Daisy Bates outside her home with four of the Little Rock Nine. The students are Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Melba Pattillo, and Thelma Mothershed.
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Captain John Cotton Residence

Date: 1953
Description: Captain John Cotton residence. Also known as "Beaupre," this Greek Revival style house was built in 1842 for Cotton, a retired U.S. Army officer.
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Lone Rock

Date: 1885
Description: Slightly elevated view of road through Lone Rock.
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Old Houses on Shakerag Street

Date: 10 1948
Description: The Pendarvis and Trelawny homes on Shake Rag Street, originally Cornish miner's cottages.
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Train Hauling Tobacco

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Description: Men standing on top of, and around, a train carrying tobacco. A sign on the side of each car reads, "This car contains tobacco used in making Old Virginia ...
Print

"Daydreams"

Date: 
Description: Woman in a dress and bonnet seated on a bench at a window with a book (The Bible?) open in front of her. There is a spinning wheel in the corner behind the...
Photograph

McCormick Reaper of 1847

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a team of two horses to pull a McCormick reaper in a field, while other women and men are raking the cut grain.
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Condominiums Under Construction

Date: 1980
Description: Front view of a house under construction in the Tamarack Trails Subdivision.
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Garages and Evergreens

Date: 1980
Description: Roads and telephone lines intersect at the corner of the block, 4021 North 62nd (Rear).
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Graceland Cemetery

Date: 04 1981
Description: View of the Graceland Cemetery. There are houses in the background and trees scattered throughout the plots.
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House and Trees

Date: 05 1981
Description: View from across street of house on 2051 Camilla Street.
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Garage in Alley

Date: 05 1981
Description: Garage in alley at 1543 Jefferson Street.
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Church of the Helping Hand, Inc.

Date: 05 1981
Description: Building on corner of 2150 East Washington Avenue.

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