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State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1915
Description: View towards the front of the State Fish Hatchery from the surrounding grounds.
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German Evangelical Association Church in Crandon

Date: 1920
Description: German Evangelical Association Church with snow-covered foreground. The church was located near the community of Hope in Blooming Grove Township, Dane Coun...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1875
Description: Methodist Episcopal church, located on Lake Street.
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Executive Mansion

Date: 1946
Description: The Executive Mansion, built in 1854.
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Pendarvis and Trelawny Homes

Date: 1930
Description: The Cornish homes of Pendarvis and Trelawny on Shake Rag Street.
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High School

Date: 1910
Description: View of the high school, with a group of people near its entrance and a couple seated on a bench in the foreground. There is a water tower behind the schoo...
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Polperro Kitchen

Date: 1940
Description: The stove and oven in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after re...
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Winslow House

Date: 1898
Description: Isabel Winslow and friends on the steps of her parents' home, 131 Langdon Street. Judge John B. Winslow and his wife had the house built in 1894.
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Mount Vernon on Arbor Day

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd gathered in Mount Vernon on Arbor Day.
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Nashotah Mission, Blue House, Red House

Date: 1920
Description: Nashotah Mission, Blue House and Red House. The Blue House (right) was the first building of the mission, built in 1842. The Red House was built in 1843 fo...
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Crawford County Court House

Date: 1925
Description: View across lawn with trees towards the Crawford County Court house after remodeling.
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Exposition Building Ruins

Date: 1905
Description: Afermath of the fire of June 4, 1905. A chimney and some burnt out walls still stand. The area around the ruins is fenced off. The top of the building t...
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Alexander Stewart House

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Description: View of Stewart house from the northwest. Building has two front doors, with a porch over the one on the right.
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Observatory and Lake Mendota

Date: 1910
Description: Observatory building on hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the background.
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Group Seated at Table

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men, women, and children, including Nettie Fowler McCormick sitting at a table outdoors. A dog is standing in the foreground, and tea cups and c...
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Eau Claire Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Eau Claire Public Library. There are tables with lamps, chairs, bookshelves, and a chandelier. Through a doorway is another room with ...
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Engine No. 80 Locomotive Wreck

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Description: Men pose around the remains of runaway train Engine No. 80 after it crashed and the boiler exploded on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
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"Metcalf for Governor" Truck

Date: 1912
Description: "Metcalf for Governor" is painted on a truck for the campaign. Other phrases: "Vote Socialist For Your Children's Sake," "Vote Socialist Save Civilization,...
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Cross Country, Malt Syrup Label

Date: 1928
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Cross Country, Hop Flavored, Malt Syrup, Made and packed by, Rock Island Brewing Co....
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Two Men Picnicking

Date: 1900
Description: Two unidentified men at a picnic spread on the grass.

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