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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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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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Dam at Taliesin

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Description: Men working near the dam and hydro house at Taliesin, the summer residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. The hydro house was designed ...
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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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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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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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St. Aloysius School, Sauk City, Wisconsin

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Description: Exterior view of St. Aloysius School with a figure on a bicycle riding past it in the foreground.
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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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Public School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the public school. A bell tower is on the roof. Caption reads: "Public School, Mt. Vernon, Wis."
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County Fair Demonstration

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Description: The Wisconsin Agricultural Extension labeled this photograph: "Typical scene at a Co Fair." It shows a home economics demonstration to a largely female au...
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Marker, Perrot State Park

Date: 1926
Description: A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which existed on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the sit...
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Girl Preparing Hot Lunch

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Description: A young girl is preparing lunch in a pot on a small stove.
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Montgomery Street Bridge

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: View from shoreline of bridge and stream.

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