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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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Surveying Fire Damage

Date: 02 1904
Description: A close-up of the damage caused to the third Wisconsin State Capitol by the fire of February 26-27, showing the first floor, and looking west through the R...
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Cassville Residential Street

Date: 1908
Description: Snow-covered residential street with houses on each side.
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Cazenovia Storefronts

Date: 1907
Description: View of storefronts, a dirt road, and a plank sidewalk. One of the storefronts is a restaurant. Caption reads: "Cazenovia, Wis."
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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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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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Wilton

Date: 1900
Description: Wilton from across fields.
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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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Post Office

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a post office. Sign near door says: "Post Office. Sandusky." A man stands just outside the door, looking at another man standing inside.
Postcard

Dousman House

Date: 1906
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Dousman House. Caption reads: "The Dousman House. The Resort of the Mississippi Valley, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin."
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Water Tower

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol of the old Water Tower located on East Washington Avenue.
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Clinton House

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of three-story building located on the south side. Buildings on either side have storefronts, and snow is on the ground.
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Daniel Wells, Jr. Home

Date: 1905
Description: The Daniel Wells, Jr. home, later belonging to Chas. W. Norris, on Grand Avenue.
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President's Residence on Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: View up snow-covered hill of President's Residence on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Young Child in a Highchair

Date: 1907
Description: Young child in a highchair. In front of the child on the tray is a toy horse pulling a wagon.
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Students of Eastman School

Date: 05 17 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait of students and teachers of an integrated class at Eastman School. They are posing in front of the schoolhouse, and a flag is displa...
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Sunny Peak Farm

Date: 1902
Description: View of Sunny Peak Farm, owned and operated by Adda Howie. There is a farmhouse, barn, outbuildings, and two windmills.

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