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Grist Mill

Date: 1872
Description: Wind powered stone grist mill. Two men stand on a wood balcony near the open doorway of the windmill.
Print

Nelson Catlin Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated illustration of a farmhouse, with fences around it, a cowboy on horseback overseeing cattle, and a horse-drawn carriage on the street in front of ...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1895
Description: Front entrance to the Methodist Episcopal Church, the first parsonage built at Fayette.
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Surgeons' Quarters

Date: 1895
Description: Front view of the Fort Howard surgeons' quarters.
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Jefferson Street South from Doty Street

Date: 1896
Description: Jefferson Street south from Doty Street with trees lining the street.
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Main Street

Date: 
Description: Men and a child are posing on Main Street. One man is on horseback, and other men are standing with a child. Tree stumps are in the foreground on the left.
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Presbyterian Parsonage

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view from street towards a Presbyterian parsonage.
Photograph

Octagon House

Date: 1930
Description: The Octagon House was built by General Francis Henry West. The photograph was taken late in 1930 and it shows the original "carpenter's lace" and other por...
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East Park Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: East Park Fountain.
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William Bull House

Date: 1881
Description: The William Bull house, built by William Bull Sr. in 1843. A man and boy are standing behind the fence. Caption reads: "1881 {Wm. Bull Sr. and Jr. Racine, ...
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Elijah Hinkson Residence

Date: 1900
Description: Elijah Hinkson residence, with a fence in the foreground. Snow is on the ground.
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Old Fort Winnebago Cemetery

Date: 1915
Description: The sign on the gate reads: "Old Fort Winnebago Cemetery". Overgrown plants surround the fence and gate.
Postcard

Washington Monument

Date: 1900
Description: Washington Monument on Grand Avenue with a streetcar coming up the street in the background. Caption reads: "Washington Monument on Grand Ave., Milwaukee."
Photograph

Theta Mead in Wagon

Date: 1922
Description: Theta Mead in a horse-drawn wagon along with another woman and three children.
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The Empire House

Date: 1926
Description: A copy of a duo-tone print of the exterior of a three-story wooden classical revival building identified as the Empire House.
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Burned Cross

Date: 
Description: A charred wooden cross attached to a stake in the ground on the lawn near a road. In the background are residential buildings.
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Village

Date: 1910
Description: View across field towards a fenced village of elevated, thatched buildings.
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Yahara River Mill

Date: 1850
Description: A grist mill on the Yahara River at the outlet of Lake Mendota. The mill, called Farwell's Madison Mills was built in 1850 by Governor Farwell. The origina...
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Indian Village

Date: 1930
Description: This Native American village on Lac Vieux Desert includes a log cabin, left, a wigwam, center left, and other structures made of slab wood. Two braided rug...
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Wisconsin Memorial Park

Date: 11 21 1931
Description: View of a wrought iron structure in an "island" garden in the middle of an entryway, with the Great Memorial Building in the background.

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