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Lead Region of the Upper Mississippi River

Date: 1853
Description: Engraved view of miners and hillside mines in the Lead Region. Caption reads: "Sketch of the Lead Region."
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Haney House in Cross Plains

Date: 1952
Description: Berry Haney house, built in about 1841 or 1842. The frame parts of the house are later additions.
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Haney House in Cross Plains

Date: 1952
Description: Berry Haney house obscured by some trees and plants. The house was built in about 1841 or 1842. The frame parts are later additions.
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Haney House

Date: 1952
Description: Berry Haney house.
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Eleazer William's House's First Site at Little Rapids

Date: 1900
Description: A woman stands in a marsh near the site of Eleazer William's first house.
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Two Houses in Dodgeville

Date: 1920
Description: Two homes in Dodgeville.
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Hazelwood

Date: 1925
Description: Hazelwood, the home of Morgan L. Martin. Morgan Lewis Martin served as county judge of Brown County from 1875 until his death in 1887.
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Early Automobile

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) of a man seitting in an early automobile.
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Oak Grove Cemetery

Date: 1920
Description: The Oak Grove Cemetery entrance gate donated by George Esterly. The Esterly family lot is just inside the gate.
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Third Street

Date: 1864
Description: View looking north up Third Street near Market Square. There are five boys and a horse in the middle of the road.
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Indian Burial Ground

Date: 1920
Description: The Indian burial grounds in La Pointe.
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Cornish House

Date: 1940
Description: A Cornish home in Mineral Point. In the background is a small hill with trees.
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Cornish Miner's Home

Date: 1930
Description: The home of a Cornish miner in Mineral Point. Houses are on a hill in the background.
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Pendarvis and Trelawny Homes

Date: 1938
Description: The Pendarvis (left) and Trelawny (right) homes, before the Trelawny house was restored. Originally the homes were Cornish miner's cottages.
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Top Shaft

Date: 1945
Description: The top of the shot tower shaft with the entrance. The sign on the railing reads: "Do Not Throw Anything Down This Shaft".
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1940
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Summit Center Town Hall

Date: 1928
Description: The Summit Center Town Hall.
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Fort St. Antoine Site

Date: 1920
Description: Alleged site of Fort St. Antoine.
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Downtown Sheboygan

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of downtown Sheboygan, with a set of horse-drawn carts on the street in front of storefronts. In the distance is a church steeple.
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Changing a Tire

Date: 1923
Description: Tire blowouts were a frequent hazard of early automobile travel.

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