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Intaglio Effigy

Date: 1905
Description: View of an Indian intaglio effigy, the only one still in existence in Wisconsin. The effigy is in the shape of a panther. There is a car on the road in the...
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Deerfield from the East Side

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the town. Caption reads: "Part of Deerfield, Wis. -- viewed from the East". Handwritten note: "Dear Ella, Here comes the postal I am owing...
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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1905
Description: View across field and fence downhill towards the town of Fish Creek and the bay. Caption reads: "Greetings from Fish Creek, Wis."
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Elevated View of Iola

Date: 1905
Description: A north-facing elevated view of Iola, with Main Street to the right.
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McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1905
Description: Five men pose for a photograph around a McCormick grain binder in a field.
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Trip Hannua Point

Date: 1905
Description: Rock formation known as Trip Hannua Point on an Apostle Island.
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: The rustic bridge on Lake Mendota Drive, over a ravine in Shorewood Hills. The sign on the left reads: "$5 FINE, For riding or driving over this bridge fas...
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Landscape

Date: 1905
Description: A rural landscape with large fields in the foreground and a small town with church in the background.
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View of Madison

Date: 1905
Description: View of Madison in the far distance taken from the third floor of a home at 216 Campbell Street, in University Heights. There is a power line suspended in ...
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Fountain City as seen from the Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River. There is a steamer at the dock on the far shoreline. Hills in the background are reflected in the water.
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Geneva Bay, from Otto Young's Villa

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the east end of Lake Geneva, and the town of Lake Geneva. Caption reads: "Geneva Bay, from Otto Young's Villa, Lake Geneva, (Near Chicago)...
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Children on Horseback

Date: 1905
Description: A woman at far left is holding the rope halter of a horse. A young girl and toddler are sitting bareback on the horse. The girl is wearing a light-colored ...
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Plowing

Date: 1905
Description: Will von der Sump driving a team of four horses from the seat of what appears to be a single bottom sulky plow. He is in a large field on his family's farm...
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On the Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline looking towards two women wearing large hats who are sitting in a carriage drawn by a matched team of horses. The carriage has stopped ...
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Cutting Fire Wood

Date: 1905
Description: Six men posing in front of a portable steam driven circular saw on the Von der Sump farm. A portion of the saw blade is visible between two men in the cent...
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Wallace's Pony

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait of a horse fitted with a tooled leather saddle. A wooded hillside is in the background.

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