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Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of Woods' Manor on shores of Madeline Island. The manor was built in 1900 for summer resident Colonel Frederick Woods from Nebraska.
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Capitol Square Parade

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a University of Wisconsin-sponsored parade rolling down Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. One of the banners appears to be about socia...
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Brookins and Wright Airplane

Date: 07 1910
Description: Walter Brookins, a boyhood friend of the Wright Brothers, flying a Wright airplane over the ocean at Atlantic City. Brookins set numerous records for altit...
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Indian Children

Date: 1909
Description: A group of four Native American children thought to have been photographed at the Menominee Reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Amer...
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Train Wreck

Date: 05 24 1912
Description: Wreck of a Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault St. Marie Railroad train on a bridge over the Black River near Withee. The damage is so severe that the cars have ...
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Tecumsa and Family

Date: 1922
Description: Tecumsa, a Potowatomi, and his family. Tecumsa is standing in the back in the center, and a man is sitting in front of him on a blanket holding up an hatch...
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Potowatomi Playing Moccasin

Date: 1921
Description: Postcard depicting a group of Potawatomi men at Stone Lake playing the game of moccasin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared ...
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Lake Seven

Date: 1947
Description: Aerial view of Lake Seven, surrounded by trees. Agricultural fields fill the foreground. Another lake is in the upper right. Caption reads: "Lake Seven Ade...
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High School

Date: 1920
Description: The high school in Antigo.
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Beloit College, Memorial Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View towards Beloit College, Memorial Hall, which houses the Logan Museum.
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Railroad Station in Columbus

Date: 1907
Description: Railroad station.
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Eagle Bluff

Date: 1925
Description: View of Eagle Bluff, the highest point on the Mississippi River.
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Hillside View

Date: 1910
Description: Hillside view of Fountain City.
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Fountain City

Date: 1910
Description: View of Fountain City from across the river.
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Mayer's Summer Home

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the Mayer's summer home on Pine Lake.
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Hayward Indian School

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Hayward Indian School, including the boys' building, chapel and schoolrooms, and the girls' building.
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Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Front Yard Wisconsin State Prison Waupun."
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Langdon Street in Winter

Date: 1907
Description: View up center of Langdon Street toward Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Snow is on the ground, and covering the trees along the...
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down unpaved Main Street, with a machine and repair shop on the right and multiple horse-drawn vehicles traveling along the road.
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of buildings and roads. There is a body of water on the left. Tree-covered hills are in the distance.

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