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George Washington Elms

Date: 1933
Description: A posted sign reads: "George Washington Elms, From Mt. Vernon, VA to Mt. Vernon, WIS. Planted May 6th, 1916," at the Forest of Fame, consisting of trees gr...
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Building and River

Date: 1920
Description: A large building, possibly a mill, next to a river.
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Howard Russell and Dog Team

Date: 1920
Description: Howard Russell with dog team bringing the mail to La Pointe.
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Church

Date: 04 28 1925
Description: Exterior of church with people walking toward the entrance.
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Woman Sitting at Picnic Table

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Description: Woman sitting at picnic table outdoors.
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Saint Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 1945
Description: View of St. Raphael's Cathedral on West Main Street.
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Henry Lawrence Ahlgren and Harriet Gleason

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Henry Lawrence Ahlgren (1908-2004) and Harriet Gleason (1911-1998) while students at the University of Wisconsin. The couple married Fe...
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Sigurd Olson Outdoors in Snow

Date: 1940
Description: Winter scene with Sigurd Olson, age 41, probably taken for publicity purposes.
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Knopf in Minnesota

Date: 08 1961
Description: Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., photographed while visiting the cabin of author Sigurd Olson at Listening Point. Knopf published all eight of Olson's books...
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Yahara River

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Yahara, or "Catfish" River.
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That Hoola Shimmy: Two Men Playing Ukeleles

Date: 1920
Description: Two young men dressed in suits and ties playing ukeleles on a residential street.
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White Rock Tavern

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Description: Exterior view of the White Rock Tavern. A large dog is laying in the shade of the building entrance. A large neon sign hangs from the front of the building...
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Hazel Marsden

Date: 1932
Description: Hazel Marsden, a 12-year old student at Prairie School, holds gladiolus flowers from her garden. There is a tobacco plant growing among the flowers.
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Orin Swingle

Date: 1932
Description: Orin Swingle, teacher at Strawberry School, poses with his left foot on the bumper of an automobile. He wears suspenders and holds his hat in his right han...
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Pompey's Pillar

Date: 1932
Description: A view of Pompey's Pillar, a rock formation four miles northeast of Highland. Written on the reverse of the photograph: "It is 150 feet high from the base ...
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Bluff at Woodlawn Farm

Date: 1932
Description: View looking up at two boys with two dogs posing atop a bluff at the Charles Gottschall farm.
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Phyllis Coggins

Date: 1933
Description: Phyllis Coggins, age 9, poses alongside the Cloverland School. She is identified as the "Leader in English" among the school children. She is wearing a s...
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Young House

Date: 1931
Description: Pictured in a heart-shaped frame is a story and one-half house with vertical log siding on the lower floor with a stand of large pine trees in the backgrou...
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Alice Klusinski, Graduate

Date: 06 1932
Description: Alice Klusinski poses in her graduation cap and gown. She is leaning on an automobile and holding a rose in her left hand.
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Alice Klusinski in Her Cap and Gown

Date: 06 1932
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of Alice Klusinski posing in her cap and gown on graduation day.

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