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Middleton Railroad Crossing

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th...
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Thompson House

Date: 1873
Description: The William Thompson family on the porch roof of their substantial brick bracket style house, with shutters, and with latticework at its foundation. A girl...
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Thompson House

Date: 1873
Description: The William Thompson family on the porch roof of their substantial brick bracket style house with shutters, and with latticework at its foundation. A girl ...
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Lemuel Hull House

Date: 1887
Description: Built in 1840 by Lemuel Hull. William Singer was the mason. The basement was made by lowering the hill. There were originally only two stories. First ...
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Family in front of House

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Description: A portrait of a family standing in front of their frame house. A boy in the foreground is leaning on a wooden fence.
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Elderly Couple Sitting on Steps of House

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Description: A portrait of an elderly couple sitting on steps leading into a frame house. On the right is a metal structure that is probably part of a windmill.
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Unified Farm Building Model

Date: 1928
Description: Model of a Unified Farm building designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright on a table at Taliesin, Wright's home in Wisconsin.

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Dewey Ruins

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the ruins of the Nelson Dewey home. The house burned in 1873. A man is standing near a door or window on the bottom left.
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Celebration at Black Point

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Family members pose on the lawn of the Bartholomay house on the Black Point Estate. They have gathered to celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Cla...
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Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company

Date: 07 1936
Description: View down street towards two buildings in the background that are part of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, makers of Mirro cookware. The buildings...
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Carriage

Date: 1890
Description: A team of two horses is harnessed to a highly polished carriage with a side lamp. The driver is holding a long whip and is wearing a top hat, winter coat a...
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New House

Date: 1905
Description: Three men, identified on the negative envelope as "Mr. Miller, Boots, and Lavine," are posing on the roof of a large two-story cement block house under con...
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Wedding Group

Date: 1905
Description: A large group of well-dressed men, women and children are posing in front of a wood frame house. At the center of the group is a man with a boutonniere, pr...
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Wedding Party

Date: 11 22 1904
Description: Bride Anna Kerns and groom Neil J. Brown posing with their (unidentified) attendants near the front porch of the bride's home at Hickory Hill Farm. The ori...
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Kusick Family

Date: 1905
Description: Valentine Kusick is sitting in the grass in a chair in front of the porch railing of his well-kept house. His wife Elizabeth is sitting at the top of the p...
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Tom Duffy's House

Date: 1905
Description: A wooden windmill tower dominates the front yard of a small one-story wood frame house. A group of people are posing on the left, including two couples sit...
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Ed Kearns House

Date: 1905
Description: View over tall grass towards Ed Kearns, standing at far right, posing with his family near the porch of the house. A little girl is standing next to him, h...
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Mrs. Ed Wallace Family

Date: 1905
Description: A group of people identified only as "Mrs. Ed Wallace Family" are posing on the lawn of a one and one-half story wood frame house. A little boy in a sailor...
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McLane House

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn towards the John McLane family posing in front of the porch of their well-kept one and one-half story wood frame house. Family members inc...
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Hernkind House and Family

Date: 09 08 1904
Description: August Hernkind, center, and his wife Kate are posing with their seven children in front of their one and one-half story wood frame farm house. Their daugh...

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