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First to Fly — Almost Flying

Date: 1901
Description: Wilbur Wright (standing, second from the right) with Edward C. Huffaker, Octave Chanute, and George Spratt in the workshed. Chanute was a special visitor f...
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View of Brandon

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of town, including a church and multiple surrounding buildings.
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Cassville Residential Street

Date: 1908
Description: Snow-covered residential street with houses on each side.
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Bay State House

Date: 1895
Description: View down road with the Bay State House on the left. Three houses and a barbershop also line the street. A lamppost is in the left foreground. The Mississ...
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Dodgeville Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: Three men are working outside on the street in front of the Dodgeville Hotel.
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Hazelwood

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior view of Hazelwood, the home of Morgan L. Martin. Morgan Lewis Martin served as county judge of Brown County from 1875 until his death in 1887.
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Tank cottage before restoration on its original site. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until...
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Tank Cottage Broadside

Date: 1909
Description: View of the broadside of the cottage during warm season, with a few large deciduous trees casting shadows across the cottage, though it's a sunny day. On t...
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Tank Cottage with Two Little Girls

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the cottage and porch. Two little girls in dresses stand in front of the cottage, posing for the camera. A bench stands on the porch. On t...
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1960
Description: Rear view of Tank cottage.
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Man with Civil War Horns

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Description: A man posing outdoors with musical horns, with notations: "E flat bass, B flat Baritone, B flat Tenor, E flat Alto, B flat Cornet, E flat 'Butterfly' Corne...
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Davidson House

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Description: Cyanotype image of the Davidson house, on the corner of State and Lake Streets.
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Tallman House

Date: 1948
Description: View of the front and left side of the Tallman House seen through the trees in the front garden.
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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1930
Description: The second floor living room in a restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but ...
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Polperro House Kitchen

Date: 1940
Description: The kitchen in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restorati...
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Polperro House Bedroom

Date: 1940
Description: A bedroom in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration...
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Graded School

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Description: Exterior view of the graded school. There is a bell tower above the entrance. Caption reads: "Graded School, Warrens, Wis."
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Eddie Farm

Date: 07 26 1899
Description: View of the Eddie farm, later known as the Goodwin farm.
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Door County Museum

Date: 1945
Description: View of the fireplace in the interior of the Door County Museum. The text along the mantel reads: "The Past, The Present, and the Future Cannot Be Separate...
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Monroe (Munroe) House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Monroe (Munroe?) House, with three people posing on the front porch.

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