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Bird's-Eye View of the Centennial Exposition

Date: 1876
Description: One of "Three different views of the World's Fair at Philadelphia" mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." On the stereograph itself is...
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Bacon — License Plate Collection

Date: 2004
Description: Julie Bacon's husband, Stuart, has a license plate collection on the wall in the barn.
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Wisenefske Hunting Trophies

Date: 2004
Description: The Wisnefskes show off some of their hunting trophies. The family moved here from West Bend 18 years ago.
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Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1964
Description: Children on bikes in Madison's Crestwood neighborhood July 4th parade. In the center is Peter W. Faber (1959-2007) wearing a Mexican cowboy costume, origi...
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9/11 Destruction

Date: 09 2001
Description: Debris from the collapse of the Twin Towers in the churchyard at St. Paul's Church near the World Trader Center, a few days after 9/11.
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Music at the Wedding

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: Judy Luhn entertains guests with her accordion at the Guelig-Walsh wedding.
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Cross-Section of a Native American Burial Site

Date: 2009
Description: Watercolor of a Native American burial site. Reconstructed stratigraphy and cross-section representative of effigy mounds at the Kratz Creek Mound group.
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Cross-Section of a Native American Burial Site

Date: 2009
Description: Watercolor of a Native American burial site. Reconstructed stratigraphy and cross-section representative of conical mounds at the Raisbeck Mound group.
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Cross-Section of a Native American Burial Site

Date: 2009
Description: Watercolor of a Native American burial site. Reconstructed stratigraphy and cross-section representative of effigy mounds at the Kletzien Mound group.
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Cross-Section of a Native American Burial Site

Date: 2009
Description: Watercolor of a Native American burial site. Reconstructed stratigraphy and cross-section representative of effigy mounds at the Nitschke Mound group.
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Cross-Section of a Native American Burial Site

Date: 2009
Description: Watercolor of a Native American burial site. Generalized cross-section and stratigraphy of a typical Late Woodland effigy mound in Wisconsin.
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The Green Man

Date: 08 2013
Description: Sculpture carved on bark of an oak tree of a bearded man by local artist Peter Dove, who titled it "Hombre Verde." The tree and carving sit in the Natural ...
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Rephotographic Pair: Monument in the McFarland Cemetery

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of a sculpture of a woman, presented as a pair. The sculpture became a memorial marker for Mary McFarland (died April 1, 1...
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Rephotographic Pair: The Laxey Church and Cemetery

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Description: A vintage view of the Laxey Church, paired with a modern view of the Laxey cemetery in the same location.
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Cemetery

Date: 10 2013
Description: A grove of trees growing behind a line of gravestones at Forest Hill Cemetery, and what may be an effigy mound. Fallen leaves are on the grass.
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Faulkner's Grave

Date: 02 2014
Description: Gravestone of William Cuthbert Faulkner and his wife, Estelle Faulkner, in St. Peter's Cemetery. The markers and gravestones are weathered and dirty, and t...
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: View looking down at the Save the Mounds demonstration on the ground floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol against Assembly Bill 620. In the center is a dru...
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: View looking down at the Save the Mounds demonstration on the ground floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol against Assembly Bill 620. In the center is a dru...
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: View looking down at the Save the Mounds demonstration on the ground floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol against Assembly Bill 620. In the center is a dru...
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Wee White Kirk

Date: 07 2014
Description: View across graveyard towards the Wee White Kirk, which was built in 1865 by settlers from Scotland. The church is located a short distance from Fountain L...

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