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Plano Mowers at Cork Fairgrounds

Date: 1903
Description: Two boys and a group of men inspect Plano mowers at a fairgrounds in Cork, Ireland. At the time, Plano was one of the brand names sold by International Har...
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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of the first Territorial Legislature

Date: 1906
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836.
Print

Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of brewing company. A sign for Schlitz is suspended between two of the buildings. Pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-pulled vehicles are on th...
Book or Pamphlet

Pabst Grand Circle

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Pabst Grand Circle Hotel and Majestic Theater. Streetcars, automobiles, carriages, horses and pedestrians line the streets. The marqui...
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Picnicking by the Shore

Date: 1905
Description: Picnicking group of men and women along the shore of the Wisconsin River.
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Platform Mound at Trempealeau

Date: 1905
Description: View across top of platform mound on the crest of a high hill. Trees are on the left and right. In the background below is the Mississippi River.
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Archibald Lake and Ark Cottage on a Misty Day

Date: 1906
Description: Looking toward the Island from a marshy shoreline, Archibald Lake is veiled in a fine mist. Two logs are submerged in the lake in the foreground. Beyond th...
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Island Lodge, Green Cottage, and the Ark Cottage

Date: 1906
Description: View from shoreline across Archibald Lake, looking north toward the Island. There is a view, from left to right, of three houses: Island Lodge, Green Cotta...
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Ark Cottage, Ice House, Boathouse, and Bathing House on Archibald Lake

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards the tree-lined shore of the Island on Archibald Lake, and four buildings. From left to right the buildings are: Anna W...
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C.C. Lincoln

Date: 1903
Description: Ceylon Childs Lincoln standing near a bench in the Wisconsin Historical Society museum. He was the museum attendant and janitor. There are sculptures and p...
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Carrie Chapman Catt

Date: 1906
Description: Quarter-length portrait of suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt.
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Horse-drawn Wagon

Date: 1907
Description: View of a man standing and posing with a horse-drawn covered wagon. Another man is sitting in the wagon. A building is in the background on the left. On th...
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Cattle Grazing

Date: 1907
Description: View of a field on a hillside with cattle and sheep grazing. In the background is a fence and beyond is a barn and other farm buildings. In the distance is...

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