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Shoestring School

Date: 
Description: View of the one-room schoolhouse, located 2 1/2 miles south of Dickeyville.
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Laxey Church

Date: 1947
Description: Laxey Church, built prior to the Civil War, was named after Laxey in the Isle of Man, from which many of the immigrants had come. There is a cemetery with ...
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Tavern

Date: 1926
Description: View of a tavern set in a neighborhood, and surrounded by houses and trees.
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Reed Residence

Date: 1867
Description: View across road towards the home of Curtis Reed.
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Brisbois Grave

Date: 1920
Description: Brisbois grave, a view of the tomb of Michael Brisbois.
Book or Pamphlet

Camping in the Rain

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a tent stretched between two trees and a fire with cookware in the rain.
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Olson's Wolf Trip

Date: 1927
Description: Sigurd Olson, left, traveling by dogsled with game hunter Uiho Salminen as part of his study of predator control for his master's degree.
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Barn and Chicken Coop

Date: 1914
Description: View of a barn and chicken coop, used to illustrate the poor quality of the coop.
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Hogs

Date: 1933
Description: Three hogs feed on the Larson farm. There are farm wagons in the background and snow on the ground.
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Mears Family

Date: 1906
Description: Five people posing in an automobile parked in front of a large frame house. The house is identified as the birthplace of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1...
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Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children

Date: 1914
Description: Louise Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing for a profile, three-quarter length standing portrait beside the front porch of the family home on Mulberry Street. S...
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Louise Mears Fargo

Date: 1914
Description: Helen Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing while standing in a three-quarter length portrait in front of the porch of the Fargo family home on Mulberry Street. S...
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Strawberry Time

Date: 1913
Description: A group of finely dressed men and women posing in a strawberry field. There are buildings in the background. The people are identified in a handwritten ca...
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Garage

Date: 08 1917
Description: Vines grow on the walls of a small wood frame building with double doors on the gable end. A sloped concrete slab leads to the doors. A handwritten caption...

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