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Wisconsin State Capitol Planting Design

Date: 1911
Description: Architectural watercolor of a planting design for the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Photograph

Sculpture "Flower In The Crannied Wall" at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: The sculpture "Flower in the Crannied Wall" by Richard Bock in the courtyard at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicini...
Photograph

Hillside Home School

Date: 1911
Description: Southern elevation of Hillside Home School, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his aunts, Jane and Ellen Lloyd Jones. Taliesin is located in the vicinity o...
Photograph

"A Mermaid"

Date: 1911
Description: Delia Drew King wades in Lake Flora Dell. There is a hill and shoreline in the background, and a group of people stands near a pier behind Delia. A hand-dr...
Photograph

Absorbing the Scenery

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew stands on the railroad tracks that run between Tunnel City and Lake Flora Dell. The tracks run into a tunnel in the background. A decorative bor...
Photograph

Man Walking on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew walks a set of railroad tracks near the entrance into a tunnel. The other end of the tunnel can be seen in the distance. A hand-drawn border fea...
Photograph

Train Emerging from Tunnel

Date: 1911
Description: Front view of train emerging from a tunnel. A hand-drawn border features two male figures running away from the train and reads, "The monster pursues."
Photograph

Men on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: View from inside railroad tunnel of four men walking near the entrance on railroad tracks. A hand-drawn border features a pennant with the letter "A" on it...
Photograph

"Mountaineers"

Date: 1911
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose on a bluff above Lake Flora Dell. In the background are several cottages surrounded by trees near the shoreline of...
Photograph

Group on Bluff

Date: 1911
Description: A group of individuals are gathered on a bluff. One man is pointing off to the left, and the rest of the group gazes in that direction. Features a hand-dra...
Photograph

Manure Storage

Date: 1911
Description: Manure is piled against the side of a barn in a yard surrounded by farm buildings. A wooden wagon wheel is near a building in the background.
Photograph

Muddy Pathway on Farmland

Date: 1911
Description: View of open gate and a muddy path through farmland along a fence. Corn shocks are in the field on the left.
Photograph

Black River Falls Flooding

Date: 1911
Description: A panoramic view of Black River Falls flooded streets, possibly taken during the flood of 1911. Three men are standing on the sidewalk next to the "Tollack...
Photograph

Potting Plants

Date: 1911
Description: Group of women from the District Agricultural School, and gardener E.E. Harris on the far right. They are standing in a row potting plants at a potting tab...
Postcard

Madison Football Champs

Date: 1911
Description: The Madison Central High School class championship team, about 1910-1912. Only Ben Bergor (Goldeberger), seated on the left, has been identified Caption re...
Photograph

Depot and Yards

Date: 1911
Description: View across railroad tracks of the Merrimac train depot. Against the building a man poses on top of a ladder. He is repainting the exterior. There is a hou...
Photograph

Mill and Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: View across bridge of mill. There is a man standing on a wagon near the side of the mill. Behind the mill is a steep hill, with a house visible among trees...
Photograph

Coming to a Stop

Date: 1911
Description: Ski jumper coming to a stop after a successful landing.
Photograph

Indian Cache

Date: 1911
Description: A birch bark Indian cache weighted down with stones. There is rolled birch bark protruding from beneath it.
Photograph

Mac Laren Family Indian Grave

Date: 1911
Description: A dilapidated grave near Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store and Sturgeon Lake. The coffin is covered with birch bark.

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