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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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Schwarz Druggists, Inc.

Date: 01 14 1944
Description: Exterior view of Schwarz Druggists, Inc.
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Rosa Sperdandio

Date: 07 20 1909
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Rosa Sperdandio submitted as part of her application for her midwifery license.
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Three Deer Hunters

Date: 10 10 1943
Description: Hunters Harold Vandervort, Tom Massengase, and John Voell pose with deer carcass. Original caption reads: "Deer taken by John R. Voell, 226 Bank St., Fond ...
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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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Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane

Date: 1907
Description: Dane County Asylum for the Criminally Insane, in existence since 1845. In 1880 it became part of the county hospital system, which was set up to provide l...
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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.
Postcard

Marathon County Court House

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the Marathon County Court House.
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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

Date: 1950
Description: View of the spiral staircase inside Richards' Octagon House.
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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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Levitan Building

Date: 1973
Description: The Levitan Building, 15 West Main, demolished in 1974 by the Affiliated Bank of Madison, property owner, and replaced by a parking lot and sidewalk alcove...
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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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