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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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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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High School

Date: 1920
Description: The high school in Antigo.
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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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Railroad Station in Columbus

Date: 1907
Description: Railroad station.
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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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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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Waushara County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View towards the court house. A man is standing on the right near the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Court House, Wautoma, Wis."
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Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Front Yard Wisconsin State Prison Waupun."
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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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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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Rattlesnake Bluff at Loddes Mill

Date: 1907
Description: View of bluff taken from below. Caption reads: "Rattlesnake Bluff at Loddes Mill Sauk Co., Wis."
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High and Manual Training School

Date: 1890
Description: View across road towards a group of children standing in front of school buildings. Caption reads: "High and Manual Training School, Omro, Wis."

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