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Robinson at Prairie du Chien

Date: 10 19 1911
Description: Aviator Hugh Robinson and his Curtiss flying boat on the Mississippi River.
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Robinson Landing on the Mississippi River

Date: 10 19 1911
Description: A crowd gathered on the Mississippi River shoreline near Prairie du Chien. They are watching pioneer aviator Hugh Robinson taxi his Curtiss flying boat.
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Miller's Grove

Date: 1925
Description: View of bridge at Miller's Grove.
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St. Cloud Branch House

Date: 1912
Description: Men stand on a street in front of an International Harvester branch house.
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City Dock at Bayfield

Date: 1910
Description: View towards shoreline of an automobile being driven on the Bayfield City Dock. Colonel Woods' boat, "Nebraska" is at the dock. Sam Fifields' "Stella" is a...
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First Coast Guard Rescue at La Pointe

Date: 1930
Description: Large group of fishermen standing on ice with catch of fish displayed on airplane wing near La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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Airplanes Parked in Field

Date: 1930
Description: Three airplanes are parked in a field. Several men and a woman are standing and sitting among the airplanes. The event was likely the National Air Show in ...
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Airplanes Parked in Field

Date: 1930
Description: Several parked airplanes are parked in a field. Fences have been set up around the airplanes, and people are sitting on the ground or walking around the fi...
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Janesville's East Milwaukee Street

Date: 1919
Description: Looking east down East Milwaukee Street. Commercial intersection in downtown, with pedestrians walking across the street over street-railroad tracks. The ...
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Men with Two Small Bucks

Date: 1910
Description: Bringing in two small bucks, dead and loaded on a sled behind a team of horses, Old Camp 2. The third man from the right is Clarence Deitz.
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Boy with School Project Garden

Date: 1919
Description: Young John Bollenbach standing in the middle of a garden, identified as his "Cook County school-home project."
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Wagon and Team

Date: 1925
Description: A man standing in a wagon drives a team of horses through an intersection. The horses are wearing horse fly-nets. A second man and dog walk on the left. Th...
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Loading Supplies

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang loading their travel supplies at a campsite. From left to right are: Doc Copeland, Howard T. Greene, Bill Marr, Fred Carr, and Howard Greene.
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Fisherman's Dock

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang standing on Fisherman's Dock on Fall Lake with their travel supplies at the beginning of their trip. Billy Mac is second from the left, and third ...
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Lake Nancy Dam

Date: 1936
Description: Two groups of men are standing on a temporary wooden bridge over the Totogatic River. There is a large form in place on the left and a complete concrete wi...
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Survey Crew

Date: 1935
Description: One man is sighting a transit level, and another man is holding a round metal post as a crew of six people "sets a corner" in a Jackson County forest. Ther...
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Brigade Boys at the Train Station

Date: 1910
Description: Members of the Boys' Brigade are posing for a group picture at the train station. Some boys are holding bedrolls. Three men, one on the left and two on the...
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Tub Race

Date: 09 02 1913
Description: Sitting in galvanized wash tubs with their legs in the water, three girls are ready for the race on Archibald Lake. Jeannette Holt is in the middle, flanke...
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Henry Rumsey's Boat House

Date: 08 1922
Description: View of Henry Rumsey's boat house, which is built of logs. An American flag is flying from the flagpole at the front of the boathouse.
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Dedication of New Main Street

Date: 10 20 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the parade for the dedication of the new Main Street. W.A. Holt is driving his automobile, which is decorated with garlands, in t...

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