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Milton House Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A view of a cabin and other buildings on the property of the Milton House, which was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. ...
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Merrill Springs

Date: 1910
Description: University of Wisconsin summer session students gather at Merrill Springs on Lake Mendota.
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Residence in Racine, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of an unidentified house.
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Buildings at Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Buildings at "Little Norway." From left to right: main lodge (formerly Haugen barn), summer kitchen, tool house, and guest house.
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Plough Inn

Date: 1965
Description: Plough Inn, 3402 Monroe Street. Built in 1853 and added onto in 1858. The home was originally built for German immigrants Frederick and Amelia Puanack, and...
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Strelow House

Date: 1965
Description: Exterior view of the Strelow House, located at 218 North Pinckney Street.
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Cottage Inn

Date: 1835
Description: Two-story home with sloping roof. One man is whipping a team of eight cattle while another man drives the plow behind them. To the left stands a man near a...
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Western Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Western Hotel at the corner of Huron and Van Buren Streets. It was operated as a hotel from 1845 to 1853 with William Stupinski as proprietor.
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Town Hall

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior view of the Town of Madison town hall building located at 2120 Fish Hatchery Road.
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Two Deer Heads on a Wall

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Description: Two male deer heads are mounted on a wall.
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Group Posed Sitting on Curb

Date: 1910
Description: A young man and two women are sitting on a curb. Both women are wearing large hats.
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Wisconsin Central Railway Shops

Date: 1890
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin Central Railway's Waukesha back shop. The elevated view is from the office of the superintendent.
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Cutting Sugar Cane

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Description: A group of agricultural workers cutting sugar cane, possibly in Morgan City. In the foreground, a young man sits on a pile of sugar cane, chewing on cane s...
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Cutting Sugar Cane

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Description: A group of agricultural laborers cutting sugar cane by hand. In the foreground, a young man sits on a pile of harvested sugar cane, chewing on cane sugar. ...
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Sigurd Olson Going Home

Date: 06 06 1946
Description: Sigurd F. Olson, standing, on a C-47 plane en route from Berlin to Frankfort, and then home to Minnesota.
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The Harbor and Factories

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of harbor, boats, and factories.
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Five O'clock Club Beer, Label

Date: 1936
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Five O'clock Club Beer, A. Gettelman Brewing Company." The label features the silhou...
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$1000 Reward, Beer Label

Date: 1933
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "$1000 Reward, Pure Malt & Hops, Natural Process, Lager Beer, A. Gettelman Brewing Co...
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Noel Alexander Gillespie

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Description: A candid, head and shoulders portrait of Noel Alexander Gillepie wearing a suit. Behind him on a brick wall is a plaque with the number 1010 on it.
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Women and Children in Substandard Housing

Date: 1956
Description: Woman and four children seated in front of a makeshift tent that serves as their home. There is a washtub and washboard in the foreground and laundry hangs...

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