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Turtle Effigy Mound

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Description: A turtle effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, outlined by melting snow.
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Squash Harvest

Date: 1920
Description: A woman stands amid a patch of squash plants and displays a large squash in Marinette County.
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Cattle Pens at Lodi Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of cattle yards near the railroad tracks. A farm and farm buildings can be seen in the background.
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Land Clearing Train

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Description: View across field towards the Land Clearing Special Train, a program sponsored by the University of Wisconsin's Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Depa...
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River View of Alma

Date: 1930
Description: View of Alma from across the Mississippi River.
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Black Hawk Church

Date: 1920
Description: Black Hawk Church, exterior of building, which was a German Evangelical Church. (It was also known as Bethlehem Church).
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Tank Cottage "Kellogg Public Library"

Date: 1930
Description: Close-up view of the cottage when it was a library. A sign is partly visible on the building stating: "Kellogg Public Library, Union Park Branch." Used as ...
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Holy Hill

Date: 1922
Description: View of a man standing at a fence and looking out over the land below Holy Hill.
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Shrine

Date: 1922
Description: View of a shrine on Holy Hill.
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Taliesin

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and studio as it appeared early 1912 before the hexagonal clerestory window was added adjacent to...
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Carnation Company

Date: 1920
Description: The Carnation Company condensery. Sign along front of building reads: "Carnation Milk Products Co."
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Nicolet Monument

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Nicolet monument at the site where Nicolet is supposed to have landed in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin River Toll Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of old toll bridge across the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac. The view is looking north toward Sauk County.
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Man and Child in Open Wigwam

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Description: A Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) man and child inside a wigwam with the sides rolled up. A cat is walking in the grass in front of the man.
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University Heights Neighborhood

Date: 1913
Description: View looking southwest at the University Heights neighborhood from near the corner of University Avenue and Breese Terrace. In the foreground is the Univer...
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View Northwest from The Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

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Description: Elevated view looking northwest across Lake Mendota and the isthmus from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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CCC Camp Scene

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of Civil Conservation Camp (CCC), tentatively identified as the Bloomington camp.
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Shriners Car

Date: 05 23 1936
Description: Madison Shriners, Temple 159, with their midget automobile.
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Marinette County Farm

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of two women working in a large vegetable garden. A long building, perhaps a barn, and a smaller building are on the left. In the background ...
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Agricultural Demonstration

Date: 1909
Description: Demonstration of spraying fruit trees by the Agricultural Extension.

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