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Michael Baltus Family in Front of New Home

Date: 1895
Description: Michael Baltus family posing in front of their log cabin two miles east of Auburndale Station, Wood County, with a new frame house under construction nearb...
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Car Ferry

Date: 1920
Description: The Cassville Ferry with three cars and passengers, crossing the Mississippi River from Cassville to Turkey River, Iowa.
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Two Miners with Candles

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a lead mine showing two miners kneeling with candles in their hands.
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Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Date: 1905
Description: A man crouches down for a close look at a 1905 model Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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People on Sled

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Description: Elevated view of a group of people posing on and around horse-drawn sleds. There is a man on the porch of the building in the background.
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Docking Ferry Boat in December

Date: 12 1948
Description: Two men docking a ferry boat at La Pointe in December. Ferry service closed two days after this photograph was taken.
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Big Falls Logging Crew

Date: 1900
Description: Four men from a logging crew posing standing in the snow with teams of horses and oxen.
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Dog Drawn Traino

Date: 1930
Description: Howard Russell standing next to his dog team pulling the "Traino." Russell and the team are ready to leave Madeline Island with the U.S. Mail.
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Down in the Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Miners in the bowels of a lead mine.
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Parade of Wagons Picking Up New McCormick Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of a parade of farmers and young children with horse-drawn wagons picking up their new McCormick machinery. They are parked along a rural dir...
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Parade of Wagons Picking Up New McCormick Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of a parade of farmers in horse-drawn wagons picking up their new McCormick machinery packed in crates. They are parked along a rural dirt ro...
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Suffragists Picketing on Fifth Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: Protesters demonstrating for women's rights parade up and down Fifth Avenue. They had previously been arrested at the White House.
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George Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Description: Engraving of George Washington and his troops rowing across an icy Delaware River to attack the British, from the painting by E. Leutze.
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Horace Greeley with the Union Army

Date: 1865
Description: Horace Greeley, wearing top hat, with soldiers at the Union Army Winter Quarters.
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The Conklin Fire

Date: 1915
Description: Fire fighters standing amid smoking timbers aim their hoses to douse the flames.
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Parks House

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Description: Group portrait of people, family and visitors, on the sidewalk in front of Parks House. Five women and two men are posing on the corner, and one woman is h...
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Train Cars Decorated for University of Wisconsin Clubs

Date: 1896
Description: Young man posing on train tracks in front of two passenger cars decorated with banners for the University of Wisconsin Glee, Banjo, and Mandolin Club.
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Men on the Balcony of Rocky Roost

Date: 09 18 1892
Description: Four men sit on the balcony of Rocky Roost, the vacation home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The men ar...
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564 Rotary Snowplow

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing on railroad tracks in front of the 564 rotary snowplow engine at rest.
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Hoo Hoo Club Hotel

Date: 04 24 1910
Description: The Hoo Hoo Club Hotel, a lumbermen's social organization. Two men are standing near a man driving a sled carrying milk cans pulled by two horses in front ...

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