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Vilas Park

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of Vilas Park, filled with groups of people on the lawn, and horse-drawn carriages on the drive.
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Burial Mound on Fox Bluff

Date: 1908
Description: View looking up towards Reverend F.M. Gilmore, Professor W.E. Leonard, and Charles Brown relaxing on a burial mound on Fox Bluff near Lake Mendota.
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Main Street in Alma Center

Date: 1908
Description: Main Street in Alma Center.
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General Store

Date: 1908
Description: View of the General Store at Forward, Wis., with people standing on the front porch. Caption reads: "Genl Mdse. Store, Forward, Wis."
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Boat Landing at Yosts Park

Date: 1908
Description: View towards people standing on the shoreline near a boat landing at Yosts Park. A man and a dog are standing on the pier, and a group of people are in a b...
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Semi-Centennial Pow Wow

Date: 1908
Description: Drummers and dancers at Semi-Centennial Pow Wow. Spectators are in the background, and a canvas is stretched around the clearing to make an enclosure. Buil...
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Lake Shore Fast Trolley Line

Date: 1908
Description: Composite of views of a rapid transit trolley crossing a bridge as men stand by and observe. Caption reads: "Scenes on the Lake Shore Fast Trolley Line."
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Cowboys and Cowgirls on Horses

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of men and women on horseback in a strem. On the shoreline at the right is a horse-drawn carriage . Trees are further down the shoreline, and...
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Local-Option Election

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the crowds, standing in the street, on a green space, and in front of buildings. A wagon in the foreground holds a sign that reads: "Get o...
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Man Standing with Two Mules

Date: 1908
Description: A man holding the bridles of two mules stands near a farm building and a large round water basin.
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Transporting Wagon and Work Horses over Water

Date: 1908
Description: Men, women and children transporting horses and a loaded wagon across a river on a ferry.
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Laboring in Vegetable Garden

Date: 1908
Description: Group of men and women laboring in a garden among rows of leafy vegetables. There is a farmhouse in the background.
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Picnic Scene

Date: 1908
Description: Men and women are having a picnic around a small fire. There is a large wheel for roasting corn. The woman standing farthest to the right is Fannie Kuenste...
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Boat on Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View from water of a tour boat with an American flag near a boathouse on the shoreline of Mirror Lake.
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Turkey River Railroad Bridge

Date: 1908
Description: A Frank Feiker "Souvenir' postcard depicting a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad bridge. A man is standing at the front of the bridge.
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Henry Ford on Tractor

Date: 1908
Description: Henry Ford sitting on the 1908 model Fordson tractor. The tractor is attached to a plow, with another man sitting in the seat of the plow.
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Rundolph Mill & Dam

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Rundolph Mill and dam near Muscoda. A man stands near the far side of the bridge on the left. The banks of the river are rocky cliffs, and a st...
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Men Relaxing by a Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Unidentified ground-level view of three men laying in the grass relaxing by the shore of a lake.
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Dane County Telephone Company Wagon

Date: 1908
Description: Dane County Telephone Co. horse-drawn service and installation wagon. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. “Dad” Schroeder and Oscar Quale are...
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View of Lodde's Mill

Date: 1908
Description: Lodde's mill and surroundings, west of Sauk City.

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