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View Over East Washington Avenue

Date: 1885
Description: South Pinckney Street between East Washington Avenue (left) and King Street (right). On the right is the Marquette neighborhood. The large structure at the...
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Locomotive Pulled by Horses

Date: 03 1876
Description: The first locomotive for the Pine River & Stevens Point ralroad, which was purchased in 1875, being hauled overland from Lone Rock to Richland Center while...
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Derailed Locomotive and Cars

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of the Kickapoo & Northern Railway locomotive and cars seen here after being derailed due to flooding on the Kickapoo River.
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Lake Geneva Steamboat

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva with the Lake Geneva steamboat.
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Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club on Train

Date: 1896
Description: Members of the University of Wisconsin Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club posing at the rear of a train during the Spring Tour of 1896. Railroad employees and o...
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Wonewoc, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: Elevated view of houses and buildings in Wonewoc.
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Business District in Wheeler

Date: 1897
Description: A dirt street in the business district of Wheeler.
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Octagon House

Date: 1885
Description: Drawing of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage in the foreground.
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The Empire Mill

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards the Empire Mill. Alongside the building are railroad cars at a loading dock. The signs on the mill read: "Globe", "Globe's Empire...
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Newell Dodge House

Date: 1875
Description: A view looking southeast of the Newell H. and Helen Dodge residence at 1121 West Johnson Street, on the corner of North Charter Street. The house may have ...
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Going Through the Rapids

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man on the end of the raft as he prepares to pass through the water's rough rapids.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: H.H. Bennett Pulling an Oar

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett pulling an oar on a Wisconsin raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: H.H. Bennett Rowing a Raft

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett pulling an oar on a Wisconsin raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Men Working In The Water

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of several men working at dusk, knee deep in water attending to the raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: The Crew

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of the raft's crew.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Rigging a Rope

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man as he rigs a rope around a log on a lumber raft.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Men Turning Logs

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men on a lumber raft holding a log vertical while other men push another log around it, creating a make-shift drill.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Man with Rope

Date: 1886
Description: A man tying a rope around a log on a lumber raft.
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Capitol View of Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1890
Description: A view looking down Wisconsin Avenue as seen from the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds. On the right, the post office is visible.
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1872
Description: View from the path leading to the entrance of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).

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