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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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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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Fifth Avenue, Looking West

Date: 1925
Description: Caption reads: "5th Ave. Looking West — Antigo, Wis." View across intersection towards the Langlade National Bank on the right corner, which has a clock on...
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High School

Date: 1920
Description: The high school in Antigo.
Postcard

La Salle Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of La Salle Street, looking east. Handwritten above a building in the center is "Library". Horse-drawn vehicles are along the right, and a person is d...
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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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Huron Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down Huron Street in Berlin. Caption reads: "Huron St., Berlin, Wis."
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Flour Mills and Dam in Columbus

Date: 1910
Description: Flour mills and dam.
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Railroad Station in Columbus

Date: 1907
Description: Railroad station.
Postcard

Second Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved street towards commercial buildings. There is a pavilion on the left, and two men are standing on the sidewalk on the right. Caption read...
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Old Lafayette County Courthouse

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse, built in 1861. A group of people are standing at the entrance. Caption reads: "Old Court House, La Fayette C...
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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View of the north shore of Delavan Lake with a lighthouse in the background. Also known as "Red Top" and "L.P. Sutter's." Caption reads: North Shore, Delav...
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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the Inlet Bridge on Delavan Lake. Caption reads: "Inlet Bridge, Delavan Lake".
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Fort Atkinson

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Fort Atkinson, including the North Western Manufacturing Company plant along the river. Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, Ft. Atkinson, Wis....
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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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