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Hillside Home School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Hillside Home School with a bridge in the foreground.
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Prentice Cottage Detail

Date: 1905
Description: View of a tree stump underneath the Prentice Cottage.
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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the ble...
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Mount Calvary College

Date: 1893
Description: View down tree-lined road, with Mount Calvary College on a hill in the distance.
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Moody's Log Cabins

Date: 1935
Description: View down hill of log cabins on shore of Spider Lake. A dog is laying on a path near two lawn swings, and a man is leaning against a tree stump, gazing at ...
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Devil's Island Lighthouse

Date: 1934
Description: View from water of Devil's Island lighthouse located above sandstone caves and arches in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Devil's Isla...
Painting

Grand Chute Painting

Date: 1856
Description: " . . . At Grand Chute stood the young settlement of Appleton. Although only a few years old, it already boasted a college, named, as was the village itsel...
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Grounds at Ravenswood Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: Elevated view of the pines on the grounds of Ravenswood. Benches are set along a stone-lined path and an automobile is parked behind the trees on the right...
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Portrait of Mr. Spangenberg

Date: 1910
Description: Informal portrait of “Mr. Spangenberg, RR bridge tender”, sitting in the sun with his dog on his lap, talking and pointing. He is wearing a hat and has a p...
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Two Men Sitting on a Drain Pipe

Date: 1920
Description: Dredging Lakewood Bay to fill the lots for sale in Lakewood. The men are sitting side-by-side on the drainpipe with their bare feet in the water. There is ...
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Punch Table, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. Outing

Date: 08 26 1906
Description: Exterior view of the punch table at a company picnic under trees. A man stands in the foreground looking at the camera while holding a knife, and the woman...
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men...
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Drying Blankets

Date: 1911
Description: From L-R: Howard T. Greene, Bill Marr, and Doc Copeland holding a blanket over a campfire to dry it. The shoreline is on the right.
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French River

Date: 1911
Description: A view from the water of the French River and the tree-lined shorelines. There is a man in a canoe further down the river on the right.
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Island Camp

Date: 1911
Description: A view across Pickerel Lake of The Gang's camp on an island. There is a tent set up and smoke is wafting up from a campfire.
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Indian Cache

Date: 1911
Description: A birch bark Indian cache weighted down with stones. There is rolled birch bark protruding from beneath it.
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Clay Naps

Date: 1911
Description: Clay Judson taking a nap. He is lying on the ground on his back.
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Canadian Rangers' Camp

Date: 1911
Description: Two Canadian Rangers eating a meal by the campfire at their camp on Eden Island by Quetico Lake.
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Candian Camp Rangers

Date: 1911
Description: An outdoor group portrait of the Canadian Rangers at their camp. Their names are Wellington "Wallie" Musselman, Fred Hampshire, Robert Johnson, Stanley Wal...
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Burntside Lake Campsite

Date: 1911
Description: The Gang at their camp in a shady spot by Burntside Lake. The canoes are in the water on the left.

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