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Oneida Purchase Unit

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Description: Cutover Norway Pine lands showing character of restocking and scattered trees.
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Blatz Brewery

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Description: Exterior view across road towards the Blatz Brewery. There is a large tree in front of the building.
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Chippewa Chief

Date: 1898
Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1925
Description: Lake Mills Methodist Church.
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Anita McCormick as Bridesmaid

Date: 03 05 1889
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) dressed as a bridesmaid for the wedding of her brother Cyrus McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) t...
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First Smoke Stack at Power Plant Construction Site

Date: 05 06 1911
Description: Workmen posing while erecting the first smokestack at the power plant construction site on the Wisconsin River. Two men have scaled the stack.
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the courthouse, with several trees. People are sitting at various benches and tables in the space in front of the courthouse, and pigeons ar...
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John H. Otto

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Description: Captain John Henry Otto, (marked with X), along with another man from the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, posing on the top of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. John H...
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Portrait of a Man

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a man posing standing and resting his right arm on a curved-back chair. He is wearing a suit and tie, and has a flower in ...
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Memorial Wreath: At Rest

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Description: Funeral memorial card of floral wreaths with a banner reading, "AT REST," and an animal tail [?].
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Memorial Cross

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Description: Funeral memorial card with a floral cross and bouquets.
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Memorial Wreath: Our Friend

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Description: Funeral memorial card with floral wreaths and banner reading, "OUR FRIEND," and initials "ADC" [?].
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Memorial Wreath: Heart

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Description: Funeral memorial card with one heart-shaped wreath and other floral wreaths decorated with ribbons and cards.
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Rutted Dirt Road

Date: 1898
Description: Cabinet card of a deeply rutted dirt road, which leads to buildings in the background. Fences are visible on both sides. This image was entered in a 1898 c...
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Listers Agricultural Chemical Works Card

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Description: Advertising card featuring a color illustration of a woman in a bonnet holding a rectangular parasol. Text at bottom reads: "Pure Animal Bone Fertilizer."
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Two Shoemakers

Date: 10 25 1940
Description: Carte-de-visite with a photograph of a painting by James R. Stuart. It depicts two white-haired, bearded shoemakers, with Langford on the left and his part...
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Namakan River Shore

Date: 1911
Description: The dramatic shoreline of the Namakan River, featuring eroded land and tall trees. The canoes are on the shoreline.
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Unidentified Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and woman posing together. The man is wearing an overcoat and suit and is sitting in a chair. The w...
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Tower

Date: 1895
Description: A wooden observation tower standing in a grove of trees. At the base is a stairway leading to a deck with a low railing. A tall flag pole rises above the d...
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Studio Wedding Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a couple posed in a studio. The man is standing and the woman is sitting.

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