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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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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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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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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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Young Pheasants

Date: 1934
Description: Six young pheasants are clustered in front of a primitive brooder house. There appears to be a black domestic hen among them. There is a pan of grain and a...
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Albert Rhode, Mrs. Vendt and Minnie Vendt with Luggage

Date: 09 04 1913
Description: From left to right: Albert Rhode, Mrs. Vendt and Minnie Vendt are standing with luggage. Mrs. Vendt is carrying a Swift's Silver Leaf Brand Lard tin pail. ...
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After a Trip Down River

Date: 06 04 1909
Description: A group of Holts and Macartneys is posing for a photograph after completing a trip down the river. Standing next to the wagon, W.A. Holt is holding an oar....
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Raising the Flag at Grandfather's House

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: At the home of Civil War Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the group is raising the American flag on Independence Day. Names from left to right: Lucy Rumsey H...
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Grandfather Rumsey on Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Civil War veteran Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the father of the photographer, is sitting on a horse in front of his home. A large American flag, hanging...
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Ivy Covered Guest House

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Description: Two-story vertical log building with a screen porch, cedar shake roof, and a short flight of wood steps and railing leading to the entrance. Ivy is growing...
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Edward Alsworth Ross on Canoe Trip

Date: 1920
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross posing on a river bank. He is wearing a hat and backpack, and is holding a bedroll and has a pipe in hi...

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