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Wisconsin Land Sales Pamphlet

Date: 1880
Description: Cover of a pamphlet, printed in German, advertising land for sale in Wisconsin.
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Old Race Course through the Woods

Date: 1930
Description: View of a wide path through trees in the spring or summer.
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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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Montgomery M. Cothren Residence

Date: 1932
Description: The home of Montgomery M. Cothren, erected in 1855. Cothren served as a delegate to the Territorial Legislature in 1847-1848 and was later elected to the S...
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Musgrove House

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Description: The Musgrove house and furnace site.
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Man Harvesting with Reaping Hook or Sickle

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Description: A man harvests grain with a reaping hook or sickle. The man was likely re-enacting early grain harvesting methods for a company photographer.
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Couple with Three Young Girls

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a woman, sitting with a young girl on her lap, and a man seated and holding a hat, with two young girls standing between them. There...
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Boy in Woods Holding Pistol

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Description: A portrait of a boy in the woods wearing a hat, jacket, and vest, holding a pistol in his right hand. There is a dog lying at his feet.
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Young Woman in Clearing

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Description: A portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and dress, and holding a bouquet of flowers, standing in a clearing. In the background is the darkroom horse-draw...
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Violinist and Child with Dog

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a seated man holding a violin and bow. A small boy with a toy wooden horse stands next to him. A dog is resting in the grass in fron...
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Farmer with Silo and Bull

Date: 1915
Description: A farmer wearing hat is standing in the middle distance beside a bull. Behind him is a large silo.
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Cranberry Harvester with Cranberries

Date: 1935
Description: Unidentified man holding a cranberry rake, next to newly harvested cranberries in crates.
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Norway Pine Forest

Date: 1942
Description: A man, likely a conservation warden, stands looking upward with his left hand resting on the trunk of a tree near the Star lake Ranger Station. The trees ...

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