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Ice Chippers Group Portrait

Date: 1957
Description: Group portrait of the Ice Chippers, members of a winter ice fishing group based in Madison. They are posing indoors, and Sid Boyum is sitting on the floor ...
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Fishers' Night Out

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Description: Elevated view of a crowded bar, all men, in the evening before a fishing banquet. Two men are bartending behind the rectangular shaped bar. A sign high up ...
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Fish Banquet

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of men sitting down at a fish banquet. The men are sitting at long tables spanning two rooms. On the far right is a table wi...
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Peter H. Burno Locomotive

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Description: A woman stands next to a locomotive on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. This image was included in the attraction's brochure. The sign on the t...
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House on the Rock

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Description: Elevated view of House on the Rock. Some of the view is obscured by trees growing in and around the roof of the walkway.
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Violin Carousel at House on the Rock

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Description: A Mills Violano Virtuoso adds frets and strings to violins. This image was used in the original House on the Rock brochure.
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Hupfeld Violin Machine at House on the Rock

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Description: The Hupfeld Violin Machine is set into the wall. This image was used in the original House on the Rock brochure.
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Music of Yesterday at House on the Rock

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Description: The Music of Yesterday exhibit at House on the Rock was used in a brochure. The exhibit is "Presenting the magnificent machines of a magnificent era, 1765 ...
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Wirth Lamp Shop at House on the Rock

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Description: Exterior view looking through the shop windows of the Fredie P. Wirth Lamp Shop. This image was used in the original brochure for the House on the Rock.
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Art and Music Room

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Description: The Art and Music Room was featured in the House on the Rock original brochure.
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Mill House

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Description: The Mill House is another component of the compound at House on the Rock.
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Alex Jordan at House on the Rock

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Description: Alex Jordan, creator of House on the Rock, eating and drinking with a group of men sitting around a table.
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House on the Rock Board of Directors

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Description: Alex Jordan and the board of directors for posing for a group portrait at House on the Rock.
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Aerial View of House on the Rock

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Description: Aerial view of House on the Rock in the fall. The structures are partially hidden by trees.
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Elevated View of House on the Rock

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Description: Elevated view of House on the Rock and surrounding trees and hills.
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House on the Rock in Winter

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Description: View looking up at the main house at House in the Rock. Snow is covering the ground.
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Walkway Entrance to House on the Rock

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Description: A sundial on the walkway shows the time around sunset at the entrance to the main house at House on the Rock.
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Peter H. Burno Steam Engine

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Description: Peter Burno posing with the steam locomotive he built which is on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. The sign above the train reads: "Peter H. Bu...
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Sid at the Wisconsin Historical Society

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Description: Sid sitting outdoors on bleachers on the Library Mall in front of the entrance to the Wisconsin Historical Society. He is holding an open umbrella above hi...
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Sid at the Wisconsin Historical Society

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Description: Sid sitting outdoors on the top row of a set of bleachers on the Library Mall in front of the entrance to the Wisconsin Historical Society. He is holding a...

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