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Iowa County Court House

Date: 1934
Description: Cars parked outside Iowa County Court House. View from the southeast.
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City Hall, Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of Rice Lake City Hall. A flag is flying from the top of the bell tower.
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Salem Church

Date: 1935
Description: Salem Church of the Evanglical Association of North America. The original church was built in 1851 in the township of Honey Creek. This church is the third...
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Cemetery Chapel

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Paynesville Cemetery Chapel, entrance detail.
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F.M. Smith with Power Unit

Date: 1937
Description: Mr. F.M. Smith, in a bow tie, hat, and trousers with suspenders, stands near the open door of a barn or shed. Inside is his International P-12 power unit.
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Boy Drinking from Glass

Date: 1921
Description: Young boy drinking milk(?) from a glass while standing outdoors. A building or house is in the background.
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Briefing Book

Date: 1988
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin crouches just outside of his car, reviewing the information in his briefing book during a congressional trip to Hond...
Postcard

American Baptist Society; Judson Tower

Date: 1974
Description: View across lawn and through trees towards a standing tower, with small windows and a cross at the top under the roof overhang. Caption reads: "Judson Towe...
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The Famous Madison Isthmus

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a glass bank building on the right side of East Washington Avenue. The Y...
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Algerian Woman

Date: 1930
Description: A woman is posing sitting in the doorway of a brick building. She has facial tattoos and is wearing a head scarf over her braided hair.
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Two Girls

Date: 1930
Description: Two young girls are posing outdoors wearing traditional dress. The girl on the left is standing and leaning against the stone wall behind her, and the seco...
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Sheik

Date: 1930
Description: A man wearing a turban and cape with gold trim is standing and smiling in an open doorway, with a curtain hanging behind him and a pillow in front of his f...
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Two Girls

Date: 1930
Description: Two young girls are posing outdoors wearing traditional dress. The girl on the left is standing and leaning against the stone wall behind her, and the seco...
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Two Wives and Baby

Date: 1930
Description: Two women, identified by the photographer as "wives" (possibly both wives of the same man), posing in the doorway of a stone building. The wooden door behi...
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Woman in Doorway

Date: 1930
Description: An unidentified woman is posing for a head and shoulders portrait in the doorway of a stone or adobe building. She is wearing a head scarf, beaded necklace...
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Sheik Sitting

Date: 1930
Description: An man, identified only as a sheik, sitting on a patterned carpet in front of a narrow doorway. There is a large pillow behind him. He is wearing a white t...
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Two Wives and Baby

Date: 1930
Description: Two women, identified by the photographer as "wives" (possibly both wives of the same man), posing in the doorway of a stone building. The wooden door behi...
Postcard

State Street

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of State Street from Fairchild Street to Bascom Hill. The Orpheum and the Civic Center are in the foreground.
Postcard

Historical Markers

Date: 1988
Description: Photo collage of historical markers and the Mazomanie Historical Society Museum.
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Hans & Barney

Date: 1934
Description: Outdoor portrait of two men posing next to a building with snow on the ground. The man on the left is leaning against the side of a building, which has a s...

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