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Railroad Crew with Handcar

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Description: Railroad workers posing with a handcar on railroad tracks.
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Betsey Busied by Bossy's Butter

Date: 1905
Description: Woman churning butter.
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Aztalan State Park

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Description: Little girl under the "Aztalan Mound Park" sign, in a field. Another person stands in the background on one of the mounds.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1895
Description: View of the Fort Howard hospital.
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Hans Christian Heg Statue

Date: 1950
Description: The statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863), commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, as it stands in front o...
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Jefferson School

Date: 1870
Description: Jefferson School, built on the site of the first cemetery in Janesville.
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Grignon House

Date: 1890
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Vieau Trading Post Historical Site Marker

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Description: Jacques Vieau, agent for the Northwest Fur Company of Montreal, built a trading post here in 1796, on what is now called Jambo Creek after the nickname the...
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Ceremony at Vilas Circle Bear Mound

Date: 07 29 1910
Description: Miss Pauline Buell removes an American flag from the Vilas Circle Bear Mound following the unveiling of a historic tablet on July 29, 1910.
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Divine Savior Church, Saint Nazianz, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Church of the Society of the Divine Savior.
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View from Brisbois Bluff

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from Brisbois Bluff.
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Marker on Highway 41

Date: 1940
Description: A view of a marker on highway 41 designating the half way point between the Equator and the North Pole.
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German Reaper Centennial Sign at Breslau

Date: 1931
Description: A sign with a garland around it, and pennants on poles are hanging above a plaque at International Harvester's Breslau branch house. The sign is in German,...
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Dousman Family

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Description: Virginia and Louis Dousman posed on east lawn holding puppies.
Painting

A Farm Auction

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Description: An auctioneer, a clerk, and a helper stand on a stage on a farm conducting an auction as potential bidders surround them. Farming equipment and other items...
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Sweet Clover School

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Description: Exterior view of Sweet Clover School near the end of the school year in late April or early May. Cows graze in an adjoining pasture and a farmer is complet...
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Sig Olson Duck Hunting

Date: 1930
Description: Sigurd Olson duck hunting with his son, Sig Jr.
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Leonore Middleton in Rickshaw

Date: 1922
Description: Leonore Middleton poses in a rickshaw pulled by a Japanese man.
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Charles Suckow House

Date: 1932
Description: Flowers in a window box brighten the front of the modest one and one-half story house of Charles Suckow. His daughter Lilia was a student at the Peck Schoo...
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Fred Price

Date: 1932
Description: Fred Price poses in a farmyard holding a grain cradle which was made by his father and had been in the family for 55 years. A small granary and another out...

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