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Cabin on Big Bay Beach

Date: 1890
Description: Three men sitting in front of log building at Big Bay Beach on Madeline Island.
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Sixth Ward / Marquette School

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of the 6th Ward School, 1237 Williamson Street, built in 1894. Several people are posing on the road and sidewalk in front of the building with tw...
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Passenger Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad passenger depot. The village of Allis is now part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is called West Allis.
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Martin's Tavern

Date: 1910
Description: View of Leonard Martin's Tavern in Chamberlain, with large Martin house in front.
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Mill Pond, Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of a mill pond, with a group of three women and a man standing near the shoreline on the right.
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Tripp Memorial Library

Date: 1912
Description: View from street of the Tripp Memorial Library in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, about 1912. Caption reads: "New Library, Prairie du Sac, Wis."
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Nettie, Harold, and Chauncey McCormick Leaving Church

Date: 04 12 1914
Description: Photograph taken by a reporter on Easter Sunday, of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923) leaving Fourth Church in Chicago with her great-nephew, Chauncey Br...
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Mrs. Lathrop at Old La Pointe Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Mrs. Elizabeth Lathrop sitting on steps of La Point Post Office with an unidentified woman.
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Storefronts Along Street

Date: 1925
Description: View down middle of street, with pedestrians and storefronts lining both sides. There is a meat market on the left. Automobiles are parked along the curb.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

Date: 1888
Description: View of Picnic Point stretching out into Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

Date: 1888
Description: View of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The peninsula juts into Lake Mendota. The far shoreline can be seen in the distance.
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Bicycles on Mendota Drive

Date: 1898
Description: Louis and Henry Harder and Mr. and Mrs. Schildhauer pose by a tree with their bicycles parked nearby. They were probably resting during a bicycle ride on M...
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Clough, Wiswall and Stoddard Portrait

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Description: A group portrait of Pearl Clough, Myrtle Stoddard, Fraua Wiswall, Zilla Wiswall, and Roy Stoddard (probably left to right). Three of the women are posed to...
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Wisconsin Building

Date: 1893
Description: The Wisconsin Building at the Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exposition).
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Country Road

Date: 1900
Description: Country road crossing ford of a small stream. A rail fence runs along the left side of the road.
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Cattle Near Water

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Description: Cattle walk at the edge of a pond at Baywood Farm. There are buildings in the background among the trees.
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George Burrows House

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Description: George Burrows' house at Baywood Farm.
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Miller and Crook Bicycles

Date: 07 04 1896
Description: From left to right: Llewellyn Miller, George L. Crook and Ralph Miller all posing with bicycles and standing outside their bicycle shop at 121 King Street....
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St. Mary's Ringling Hospital

Date: 11 1922
Description: Hand-tinted exterior view of the covered entryway to St. Mary's Ringling Hospital. A sign hanging on the building reads: "Do Not Park Here", and an America...
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Cut Rock, Peninsula State Park

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: View of rock face along a trail. The rock has been cut, and there is graffiti on the rock.

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