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Wrecked and Abandoned Automobiles in Pasture

Date: 05 16 1962
Description: Wrecked and abandoned automobiles in a hidden rural hollow.
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Gwinnette Court

Date: 1916
Description: Gwinnette Court two-room tenement houses, which were inhabited by twelve families. "Note the filthy condition of the front yard." These were eliminated by ...
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Long Tail Point Lighthouse

Date: 1890
Description: Long Tail lighthouse, built in 1859.
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Walker Hotel Ruins

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: The ruined facade of the Walker Hotel.
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Walker Hotel Ruins

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: The ruins of Walker Hotel.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1930
Description: Fort Crawford, with a view of the ruins of the hospital building.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1925
Description: Ruins at Fort Crawford.
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Brisbois Fur Trading Post

Date: 1890
Description: The Astor Company or Brisbois fur trading post.
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Five Men near Damaged Building

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Description: Horse and wagon carrying five men in front of a damaged building, probably the blast furnace for the York Iron Company.
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G.A.R. Memorial Hall

Date: 04 08 1957
Description: Exterior view of G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Memorial Hall at 118 Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King Boulevard). The building was three windows wide...
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Damaged Brick Building

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Description: View up hill towards a large brick building with a large hole blasted in the second-floor. A wood platform below is collapsed.
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View of an Old Gas Station

Date: 1963
Description: Old gasoline pump and garage doors.
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Abandoned Barn

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior view of a barn on an abandoned farm.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 1960
Description: Abandoned farm along Highway 51.
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Stone Ruins

Date: 1900
Description: Stone ruins of a small industrial plant.
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Abandoned Farmhouse

Date: 1962
Description: Abandoned farmhouse, rear view, along Highway 131.
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Tree-Veiled Farm

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: View through the trees of an abandoned farm.

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