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Wisconsin Central Locomotive

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Description: View of the Wisconsin Central Railroad crossing a railroad bridge at Knowlton.
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First House in Waukesha

Date: 1910
Description: The first house in Waukesha County, built in 1836.
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Timothy Tierney House

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Description: View of the Timothy Tierney house, later called the Century House at 3029 University Avenue.
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Herb & Katherine Jacobs

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Description: Journalist Herb Jacobs and his wife Katherine standing in the window of Jacobs II, the second home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for them.
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Cisco Kid Publicity Still

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Description: Outdoor publicity still of Pancho, actor Leo Carillo, sitting on horseback. He is posing with his arms crossed in front of his chest, and a bird (stuffed?)...
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Doe Sitting in Tall Grass

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Description: Close-up view of a doe sitting in tall grass.
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Boynton Chapel

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Description: A wooden chapel with a stone walkway sitting among trees and bushes. Crosses are above the door and above a small window. A bell is hanging in the bell tow...
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Cana Island Lighthouse

Date: 1969
Description: Daisies are growing in a field near the Cana Island Lighthouse. The keeper's quarters is in front of the lighthouse.
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Bushels of Apples at Farm Stand

Date: 1969
Description: Bushel baskets of apples on display at a farm stand. Gourds, squash and pumpkins are sitting on a table built around a tree. People are standing in or arou...
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Landfill Fire

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Description: View across garbage and waste around a pool of water towards a fire burning in a landfill. Trees are along a ridge in the far background.
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Portage Hosiery

Date: 07 1966
Description: View across canal towards the back of the Portage Hosiery. Reeds and trees are along the edge of the canal. Red and pink colored liquid is floating on the ...
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Mable Lowe Weaving Baskets

Date: 1969
Description: A Ho-Chunk woman, Mable Davis (maiden name) Lowe is sitting and weaving a basket. Behind her is a dwelling (chipoteke). Several finished woven baskets are ...
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Stretching Hide

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Description: A woman in traditional Native American dress is using a wooden tool to stretch out a hide.
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Mitchell Park Conservatory

Date: 1969
Description: View towards the three glass domes at the Mitchell Park Conservatory. In the foreground three people are walking up a stairway on the grounds of the park. ...
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Mitchell Park Conservatory

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Description: Elevated view over trees towards the three glass domes of the Mitchell Park Conservatory.
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Copper Falls

Date: 1969
Description: Elevated view of a waterfall.
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Girl with Baby Bird

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Description: A young girl is holding a baby bird in her hands. She is wearing a red and white straw cowboy hat.
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Ski Lift

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Description: A young boy is sitting on a wood and metal ski lift holding a pair of ski poles and waving to the photographer.
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Children on a Dock

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Description: View from shore of two young children standing on a small wooden dock. The boy is holding up a cane fishing pole, and the girl is holding up a stringer of ...
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Canoeing down the Namekagon River

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Description: A father and son canoeing down the Namekagon River.

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