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Dane County Asylum

Date: 09 06 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Dane County Asylum (or hospital) with people sitting on a bench in front.
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Aerial View of Downtown Verona and Farmland

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Verona including businesses, houses, and the surrounding farm land.
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Aerial View of Fluckiger Farm

Date: 02 09 1949
Description: Three aerial views of the John Fluckiger farm and farm buildings amid snow-covered fields near Verona, operated by son Ivan Fluckiger.
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Ralph Jacobs Gift Shop

Date: 12 16 1949
Description: Exterior view of Ralph Jacobs' gift shop on County Highway PB in the town of Verona.
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Dane Co. Home For The Aged

Date: 02 22 1950
Description: Exterior side view of Dane Co. Home For The Aged, showing porches and a dangerous fire escape. The newspaper headline calls the building a "fire trap."
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Field in Dense Fog

Date: 07 10 1960
Description: View of a rolling field in a dense fog. A wire fence with wooden posts stands in the foreground and a group of trees grow in the field.
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Field in Bloom

Date: 05 19 1963
Description: View of a field of blooming wild mustard(?). In the distance, several farms are visible.
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Dane County Poor House

Date: 03 20 1954
Description: Front view of the Dane County Home (also known as the "poor house" or "poor farm") is pictured as it is being torn down. It was built in 1855 and located o...
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Verona Optimist Club Turkey Shoot

Date: 11 03 1957
Description: Jerry Hunt, left, and George Gust, both from Verona, looking at the location of the bull's eye on a target at the Verona Optimist Club turkey shoot. Funds ...
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Verona Optimist Club Turkey Shoot

Date: 11 03 1957
Description: Tom Daniels of Middleton aims his rifle at a target during the Verona Optimist Club turkey shoot. Funds raised will benefit the club's youth program.
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Verona Optimist Club Turkey Shoot

Date: 11 03 1957
Description: Three men attend the Verona Optimist Club turkey shoot. Thomas Mahoney of Waunakee pays his entry fee at right. At center, club member Farres Harrison coun...
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Dane County Asylum near Verona

Date: 1911
Description: View across dirt road of the asylum and grounds. A large three-story building is spread out over several acres. Stairs are leading up to entrances on the s...
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1911
Description: View down center of Main Street. On the left is a storefront with large display windows and a barrel near the entrance. In front is a horse and buggy hitch...
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage Erected 1908

Date: 1911
Description: View across street of the German Lutheran Church. There is a lamppost and a sign at the foot of the stairs. A fenced-in churchyard is on the right. The par...
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Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Date: 1911
Description: View across street of the M.E. Church, which is a one-story wood frame building with a weather vane on the steeple. There are tall windows on either side o...
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Bank and Post Office

Date: 1911
Description: View from street towards a building housing the post office and bank, which are on the main floor at the top of a flight of steps. A datestone above one of...
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Madison School Forest

Date: 1960
Description: Hardwood growth in the Madison School Forest.
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Christmas Entertainment at Dane County Hospital and Home in Verona

Date: 12 20 1960
Description: Montrose school district students from Dane & Green County entertain residents at the Dane County Hospital and Home in Verona. The children performed a Chr...

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