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Chippewa Valley Village

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Description: Winter view of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Valley village.
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Chippewa Falls

Date: 1850
Description: Painting depicting Chippewa Falls and the first sawmill on the Chippewa River, built by Jean Brunet. The residence of H.S. Allen, one of the owners of the...
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Chippewa Medicine Man and His Family

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) medicine man John King, with his wife, grandchild, and family standing near a birch wigwam on the Lake Court Oreilles reservation. John K...
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Tank cottage prior to restoration.
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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: The Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Parish House, 124 West Johnson Street.
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Kunert Tin Shop, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the A.W. Kunert Tin Shop.
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House Exterior in Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: View of a house built around 1855 which served as a hardware store and a home.
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House Exterior in Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of a house built in about 1900.
Photograph

Suhr Residence

Date: 1914
Description: The John J. Suhr residence, 121 Langdon Street, built in 1886 for immigrant John J. Suhr, Sr. (1836-1901), who in 1871 founded the German-American Bank, la...
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McKenna Residence

Date: 1914
Description: The John McKenna residence, 2804 Columbia Road, Shorewood Hills, designed by Cora Tuttle. McKenna lived here for a short time and then sold house to Peter...
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Buildings at a Logging Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Buildings at a logging camp or sawmill operated by the International Harvester Company. A horse is in the right foreground.
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Logging Camp Housing

Date: 1912
Description: A woman stands in the doorway of the first in a line of houses at an International Harvester logging camp or sawmill.
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Ice Chunks in Fairbanks

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Description: Elevated view of a river full of ice chunks. Caption reads: "The ice going out in front of Fairbanks, Alaska."
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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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Fortune's Car

Date: 1928
Description: George Fortune of River Falls sitting in his new car, with his dog in the back seat.
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Dracone Strang House

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Description: Exterior view of the Dracone Strang house, the Old Voree site. There is a silo in the background.
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Family on Porch of Frame House

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Description: A portrait of a family of seven seated on the porch of a frame house. Farm buildings can be seen in the background.
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Empty Bobsled in Farmyard

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Description: An empty bobsled in a farmyard in front of a wooden fence, a frame house, and other farm buildings.
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Woman on Porch of House

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Description: View from road of woman standing next to a chair on the porch of a wooden frame house behind a fence and a sidewalk.
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Man and Woman in Sitting Room

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Description: Portrait of a man and a woman posed sitting in the corner of a room near a desk and two book stands. The desk has a clock and many books on it.

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