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Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: View of an old home or inn. Two people are looking out of an open window, and two men are standing outside leaning against the building.
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Robert M., Jr., and Philip Fox La Follette on Fishing Trip

Date: 1928
Description: Robert M., Jr., and Philip Fox La Follette on a fishing trip in northern Wisconsin.
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White Pine Blister Rust Eradication Crew

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Description: Six-man crew at Camp Mercer looking for ribes (gooseberries), a stage essential for the transmission of blister rust to white pines, working in a marsh are...
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Ferry at Merrimac

Date: 1940
Description: Colsac Ferry across the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. There is a bridge across the river in the background on the left.
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Joe McCarthy on the Campaign Trail

Date: 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy campaigned hard for election to the Senate in 1946, traveling throughout the state. He paused in Manawa, however, for a visit with Mrs....
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Edwin O. Kimberly

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic calling card of Colonel Edwin O. Kimberly. During the Civil War he was in the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry. It is noted on the card that he was the ...
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Grand Army of the Republic Members

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the Grand Army of the Republic; left to right: L.A. Wilcox, Ansel Gailsburg, Elmer Sorkness (in wheelchair), and B. Re...
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Shaplen Family

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Description: American foreign correspondent, Robert M. Shaplen (center) with his father, Joseph Shaplen, also a foreign correspondent and his mother, Sonia Modell Shapl...
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Locomotive Engine No. 8240

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Description: Locomotive engine #8240 of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.
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Farmer and Cows

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Description: A farmer in overalls and hat stands in a pasture next to a Holstein cow. He holds a bucket and is gripping one of the cow's horns. More cows are grouped in...
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Canoeing the Flambeau

Date: 1933
Description: An unidentified man canoes the rapids on the Flambeau River in the northern part of Rusk County, about 12 miles from Ladysmith.
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Jeffry's Mill

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Two men fish from a diving platform while a third fishes from the shore at Jeffry's Mill. The tall, wood frame mill building is in the background, with an ...
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Group at Lake Geneva

Date: 1918
Description: Group portrait of nine women and two men at Lake Geneva. Trees are in the background.
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Group at Lake Geneva

Date: 1918
Description: Three couples posed on a sidewalk in front of a Luick Ice Cream sign. An ice cream parlor is in the background. One man is wearing a sailor's uniform.
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Group at Lake Geneva

Date: 1918
Description: Three couples posed in and in front of an automobile, and another man standing next to the car on the left. Trees are in the background.
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Engine No. 511

Date: 1897
Description: Engineer Daniel Sage and fireman Omro B. Mills standing next to Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Engine No. 511. The locomotive was formerly No. 62...
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Katherine McCullough

Date: 1912
Description: Katherine McCullough speaking to a small group of men in campaign for women's suffrage in Wisconsin.
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Katherine McCullough

Date: 1912
Description: Katherine McCullough speaking to a group outdoors to campaign for women's suffrage in Wisconsin.
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Group of Men Working on Hillside

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Description: A group of men are posing on the side of the hill. They are holding pails and other tools. A lake is in the background.
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Group of Men in Field

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Description: View across field towards a group of men standing in a field. There are trees in the background.

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