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Fox River at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: Overlook of the river, and a building near the dam from a steep hillside.
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Buildings on the Fox at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: View from a hillside of either houses or factory buildings on the Fox River near a dam.
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Lake Koshkonong

Date: 1920
Description: View of farm buildings in the background on the top of a hill, with the shore of the lake in the foreground.
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Long Tail Lighthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Long Tail Lighthouse and surrounding buildings.
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Railroad Grade

Date: 04 1959
Description: The Mississippi River Logging Company's railroad grade two miles south of Weyerhaeuser over Soft Maple Creek, built about 1875-76.
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Elevated View of Wausau in Summer

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Wausau from the edge of town looking toward residences and businesses. Hills are in the far background.
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Elevated View of Wausau in Winter

Date: 1912
Description: Winter view over fields of town with hills in the far background.
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1870
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: Intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The sign for the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the lawn in the center, a...
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Lake Mendota

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Description: Elevated view from a hill framed by trees towards the University of Wisconsin on Lake Mendota. Bascom Hall is in the distance. In the foreground on the lef...
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Verona

Date: 1890
Description: A plat map of Verona in Dane County.
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Map of Verona

Date: 1878
Description: Map of Verona in Dane County.
Map or Atlas

Map of Verona

Date: 1924
Description: Map of Verona in Dane County from the Charles Brown Atlas.
Map or Atlas

Map of Verona

Date: 1920
Description: Detail of a map of Dane county showing only Verona.
Photograph

Ladies in a Field

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Description: Four young women stand in an open field on a hill. They have all pulled their dresses through their legs up towards their waists.
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Camping

Date: 1910
Description: Dr. Smith's brother-in- law, Franklin E. Bump, and three of his children, Franklin E. Jr., Warner, and Millard Bump, standing in front of a tent in th...
Photograph

Two Children in the Yard

Date: 1912
Description: Two children outside near the driveway of a house. A bicycle can be seen in the background.
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Snow Covered Road

Date: 1910
Description: Winter scene with a road covered with freshly fallen snow. Houses and trees line either side of the road and are also covered in fresh snow. Vehicle tracks...
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Man Overlooking the Eau Claire River

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of man seated on cliffs edge overlooking the dells of the Eau Claire River. Farther upstream is a bridge over the river.
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Eau Claire River Dells

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Eau Claire River rushing over large rocky formations. A bridge crosses over the river on the left. Large tree trunks have been stacked...

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