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Postcard

Lower Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Lower Mill. Caption reads: "Lower Mill, Poynette, Wis."
Photograph

Montello Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Point in the back of Perkin's House on pond (now Montello Lake).
Photograph

Couple in Rowboat

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline of couple in rowboat on unidentified pond.
Photograph

Dr. Edward A. Bass near Boathouses

Date: 1900
Description: Dr. Edward A. Bass posing near boathouses and pond (Montello Lake).
Photograph

Parade on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of parade turning from Nebraska Street onto Main Street. Women with umbrellas line the sidewalk in the foreground of the image. The Montello ...
Photograph

Baptism at McBrayer's Pond

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards an outdoor baptism at McBrayer's Pond. A group of adults and children are gathered at the water's edge, some of them holding para...
Photograph

Automatic Self-Rake Reaper

Date: 1900
Description: A man leads two horses pulling a McCormick automatic self-rake reaper through a field while another man follows behind. In the background is a river or pon...
Photograph

S.J. Peabody Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of multiple buildings and a body of water on the farm of S.J. Peabody. Three men are riding in a horse-drawn carriage along the water in the ...
Photograph

Lily Pond

Date: 1900
Description: View of a lily pond in Mitchell Park. A man is working among the plants along the shoreline in the middle background.
Map or Atlas

East Troy

Date: 1900
Description: Pen and pencil on tracing paper. Shows landownership by name, local streets, local businesses, mill pond, creek, and proposed railroad.
Map or Atlas

Map of Bangor, La Crosse County

Date: 1900
Description: This map of Bangor is ink and pencil on cloth. The map shows roads, railroads, residences, mills, the original plat of Bangor, and the Wisconsin and Wheldo...
Photograph

Pond and Conservatory on Estate

Date: 1900
Description: View across grounds towards a pond. On the other side of the pond is a large glass building, probably a conservatory. There is a tall brick chimney next to...
Photograph

S.J. Peabody Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from hill looking down at a lagoon and farm buildings. People are posing in a horse-drawn carriage on the far shoreline. More people are on h...
Photograph

Men Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Men are working in a field near a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder. People are watching at the edge of the field in the background. On a hill above...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Territory 4 Miles North, 8 miles East, 7 Miles South, and 6 Miles West of Harshaw, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows logging roads, railroads with spur lines, trails, rapids, lumber camps, Indian villages, summer resort, lakes, rivers, and ponds.
Photograph

Cattle in Barn Yard

Date: 1900
Description: View across barnyard towards cattle in front of a long barn. Location: Budapest, Hungary.
Photograph

Moonlight on Marion Pond

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over the tops of buildings to the water beyond. A wooden sidewalk and fence runs along the street in the foreground. Caption on negative read...
Photograph

Comic Shooting Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Staged scene of a man pointing a rifle at another man, who has thrown his hands up and is leaning back. A third person is lying on the ground. A pond is be...

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