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War Ruins

Date: 1917
Description: Ruins of a French house. Captioned: "The first real ruins of the war that any of S.S.U. 12 ever saw. Our way to the front lead over the battlefield of th...
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Rear elevation of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," during construction. The residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 19...
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Van Buren House

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Van Buren House.
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Hazelwood

Date: 10 22 1925
Description: Rear view of Hazelwood (formerly the front entrance), the home of Morgan L. Martin. Morgan Lewis Martin served as county judge of Brown County from 1875 un...
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Stewart House

Date: 06 28 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Stewart house, located in the vicinity of Verona.
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Taliesin

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of Frank Lloyd Wright's residence, Taliesin, from the southeast, emphasizing the broad overhangs and horizontal lines of the structure. Holly...
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View of Town

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across water towards town.
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Post Office Gathering

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Description: A crowd of people looking toward the camera has gathered in front of the Rome Post Office that has a folded-up awning and a flag over the entrance. A pathw...
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Picnic by the Water

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Description: Cars are parked on the right near the water. Two people are sitting at a picnic table near the shoreline, and a third person is holding a pot over a campfi...
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Chemical Engineering Building

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype view of the exterior of Chemical Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at 600 N. Park Street.
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Tractor on Montgomery Farm

Date: 1924
Description: An umbrella is shading a man while he is driving a McCormick-Deering 10-20(?)tractor and disc harrow through a field.
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Swimmers and Boat in Siskiwit Lake

Date: 1935
Description: View of six boys and men swimming in Siskiwit Lake by a wooden boat. In the background is the shoreline and trees.
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Witt Photo. Studio

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Description: Matthew Witt's photo studio on Main Street. His business was there for 50 years, from 1913 to 1963. Two men are sitting on the stoop in the doorway. The bu...
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Bache Farm

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Description: Exterior view of the Bache farm. In the foreground is a small building with an open door. In the background is a large barn with stone foundation and a lar...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Pertzborn Girls

Date: 1939
Description: Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with Alice, Rachel, and Barbara Pertzborn posing by their garden in the front corner of ...
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Typical Home Abandoned in Site I

Date: 05 17 1935
Description: View of abandoned homes and other structures.
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Typical Home Abandoned in Site I

Date: 05 17 1935
Description: View of an abandoned home and barn behind a post fence.
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Digging Car Out of Mud

Date: 05 17 1935
Description: Will Morrow (in a hat) and J.T. Samson, United States Resettlement Administration field workers, using shovels and boards to extract a vehicle from a muddy...
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View of Necedah

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Description: View looking north across the Highway 21 bridge at Necedah Lake. A man, likely a Resettlement Administration worker, poses in the grass in the foreground.
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Scenery at Necedah

Date: 1935
Description: View looking north across the Highway 21 bridge at Necedah Lake. A man, likely a Resettlement Administration worker, stands holding a pipe in the foregroun...

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