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St. Croix County Court House

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the St. Croix County Court House with six people standing in front of it.
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Baby with Bottle

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Description: Studio portrait of a baby suckling on a bottle. The child is sitting upright dressed in a white gown, with his right hand resting on the chair arm, and his...
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Dane County Poorhouse

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Dane County Poorhouse.
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James Stout

Date: 
Description: Formal studio portrait of James Stout.
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Setting Rivits in Barrel Hoop

Date: 06 1949
Description: Workman at Hess Cooperage setting rivets in a barrel hoop.
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Installing Finishing Hoops

Date: 06 1949
Description: Joe Hess installing finishing hoops on a barrel at the Hess Cooperage.
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Joe Hess using Spokeshave

Date: 06 1949
Description: Joe Hess using spokeshave on a barrel at the Hess Cooperage.
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: The Public Library in Lake Mills.
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: The Public Library in Lake Mills.
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Main Street on Capitol Square

Date: 1973
Description: Main Street, looking east from the Capitol Square.
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Green County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Green County Court House. Snow is on the ground.
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Portrait of Four People

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of three seated men dressed in work clothes, and a standing woman wearing trousers and suspenders. They are posing in front of a painted ba...
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Woman Wearing Flower Collar

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman with netting over her hair and a flowered lace collar.
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Joseph Brown Photographic Studio

Date: 
Description: Exterior view across street of Joseph Brown's photography studio at 3803 West Lisbon Avenue. A sign on the building reads: "Joseph Brown Commercial Photogr...
Photograph

Charles C. Sholes

Date: 
Description: Portrait of Wisconsin legislator and newspaperman Charles C. Sholes (1816-1867).
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Kleinsteuber Machine Shop

Date: 1880
Description: It was in this shop that Christopher Sholes, inventor of the typewriter, did much of his work on various inventions. This photograph may be as early as th...
Postcard

Pabst Building

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of the building. Two trolleys are on the road and in the foreground is a bridge over the river.
Postcard

St. Lawrence Church

Date: 1910
Description: A clock is in the taller corner belfry. A rose window is on the front facade. Caption reads: "St. Lawrence Church, Milwaukee."
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Loading Wounded onto Ship

Date: 
Description: Wounded soldiers are being loaded onto a hospital ship in Iwo Jima.
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Hospital Ship USS Samaritan

Date: 
Description: Deck of the hospital ship USS Samaritan at sea. There are various forms of bedding and mattresses airing out on the railings and on the deck.

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