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Peshtigo Fire Cemetery Marker

Date: 12 10 1951
Description: Peshtigo Fire Cemetery marker, shown on the site.
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John Street Bridge

Date: 1960
Description: View looking down at people working on John Street Bridge during the razing. There is a crane on the bridge.
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Historic Site Marker for First Schoolhouse

Date: 04 14 1926
Description: A marker on a rock commemorates the first schoolhouse built in Baraboo.
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Congregational Church

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Congregational church.
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Church in Brookfield

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of church building. Caption reads: "Brookfield Wis".
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Masonic Lodge

Date: 1957
Description: View of a purple beech tree planted in 1914 in front of the Masonic lodge.
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Man Playing a 'Butterfly' Cornet

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Description: A man standing outdoors and playing a E flat 'Butterfly' cornet. Next to him is a table with two bugles on it.
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Old Mission Congregational Church

Date: 1915
Description: The Old Mission Congregational Church. The church was built in 1832 for a mission founded by Frederick Ayer in 1830. It is said to be the oldest Protestant...
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1940
Description: The Grace Episcopal Church.
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Octagon House Model

Date: 1948
Description: A model of the Richards' Octagon House, showing the original structure of the porches.
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Kehl's Dancing Academy

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Description: Kehl's Dancing Academy, later used as the Labor Temple. A roofed entrance is over the sidewalk.
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Main Hall of Milton College

Date: 1915
Description: The Main Hall at Milton College.
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John Muir Marker

Date: 1958
Description: Historical marker at the site of John Muir's boyhood home, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. A woman stands next to the marker, and the...
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Salter Gravemarker

Date: 1940
Description: Salter marker between Necedah and New Lisbon, marks spot where some Indians killed a Mrs. George Salter on June 13, 1863. Mr. salter had a log tavern here ...
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Muskego Church

Date: 1921
Description: View from cemetery towards the front of the Muskego Church. People are standing near the entrance.
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Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 1930
Description: A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ...
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Madeline Island History Museum Sign

Date: 08 1959
Description: Madeline Island Sign (Wisconsin Official Marker) depicting the history of the island and how it recieved its name. This sign was erected in 1956.
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St. Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of Saint Raphael's Cathedral.
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J.J. Stoner House

Date: 1965
Description: View of the J.J. Stoner house, located at 321 South Hamilton Street.
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Anti War Veterans at Hiroshima

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Description: Members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War parade near the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, Japan.

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