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| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | This is said to be the family of Hans Holtan (a.k.a. Austinson) posed in the yard before a frame house that has carpenter's lace on porch, two separate doo... |
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| Description: | Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings... |
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| Description: | The facade of the McCormick family residence at 675 Rush Street, which takes up an entire block between Erie and Huron Streets. Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr. h... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Wisconsin State University, now the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Vignettes include Ladies Hall, South Dormitory, University Hall, As... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Lake Mills. |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Two Rivers. |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Viroqua, county seat of Vernon County. |
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| Description: | This map is a bird's-eye view of Wausau, the County Seat of Marathon County. The map features an index of points of interest. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Harold and Gunhild Mickelson with five of their daughters (Bertha Mickelson Bragger and her husband are standing on the right), in Section 23 of the Town o... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | An extended family of twenty-one people is gathered in the yard and on the porch of a large bracket style frame house that has carpenter's lace on its porc... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | A family sits in a yard around a table. Behind them is a fence and a wood frame house with curved shutters, four chimneys and lightning rods. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | A well-dressed family of four is posed in front of a stone fence with a picket gate. Behind them is a Greek Revival frame house with shuttered windows. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Victorian mansion at 123 S. Madison Street, built in 1870 and owned in 1875 by Samuel Chamberlain. It's mansard roof and iron trim help make the house an ... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bechtel family seated in yard with croquet mallets in front of them with brick house that has soldier coursing at windows and fan window at third story. Da... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bechtel family posed sitting in yard with croquet mallets and balls in front. Brick house with third story fan window and frame addition in back with slan... |
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| Description: | Family posed on board fence in front of upright and wing brick house that has glass trim around front door. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Family in front of fence with stone house that has a fan window on the side, two small stone additions and screen door in background. There is a log buildi... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Family seated in yard around set table drinking coffee. Behind them is an upright and wing stone house with a frame addition and latticework and board fenc... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | One of the eight female figures purchased from the Chicago firm Gould Brothers and Dribblee to be used on the gate posts of the Wisconsin State Capitol fen... |
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