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Loganville Mill

Date: 1924
Description: The Loganville Mill, built in 1861. The owner was Joseph Mackey and the carpenter was Billy Palmer. Sacks of feed are sitting on a loading platform. There ...
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Leland Mill

Date: 1924
Description: The inactive Leland mill, with the faded painted sign, "Leland Roller Mill," on the upper story.
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Historical Marker in the Vicinity of Kenosha Falls

Date: 1924
Description: A sign north of Shawano marks the Military Road, built 1864-1871, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Marquette, Michigan. In 1924 the Wisconsin portion of the r...
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The Mill at La Valle

Date: 1924
Description: The dam and four-story wooden mill on the Baraboo River. A bridge crosses the river on the left. There are houses and commercial buildings in the backgrou...
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Travel Poster: Yellowstone Park

Date: 1924
Description: An original lithograph promoting the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Park, and to get there by way of the Northern Pacific Railway. The poster depicts a dramat...
Poster

Underground Electric Railway Company: Motor Bus Travel Poster

Date: 1924
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the "The Way to London's Country by Motor Bus" using the Underground Electric Railway Company's motor bus servic...
Photograph

Buffalo Bill Monument

Date: 1924
Description: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's sculpture entitled "Buffalo Bill - The Scout," which commemorates William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The bronze sculptur...
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Mervin Kittleson and Floyd Quinney

Date: 1924
Description: Mervin Kittleson and Floyd Quinney standing in front of a barn and next to a Ford Model T just before they embark for a trip to California.
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Seal Beach Billboard

Date: 1924
Description: Billboard advertising Royal Cords tires and Seal Beach, California. A man is standing in front of the billboard on the right.
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Seaside Amusements

Date: 1924
Description: View of developed beachfront, including roller-coaster, hotels, pier and seagulls.
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Deck of the Avalon

Date: 1924
Description: View of smokestacks and seated passengers on the deck of the Avalon traveling to Catalina Island.
Map or Atlas

Map of Verona

Date: 1924
Description: Map of Verona in Dane County from the Charles Brown Atlas.
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Man Loading Silage from Trench Silo on Wagon

Date: 1924
Description: View looking down snow-covered slope towards a horse attached to a small sleigh standing in a trench. At the back of the trench a man is pitching silage fr...
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Trees Lining Suburban Neighborhood

Date: 1924
Description: View down a wide, tree-lined neighborhood street. Well-maintained lawns and houses can be seen on the left. A man with a reel mower is working in a yard, a...
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Trees and Shrubs in Front Yard of Suburban Residence

Date: 1924
Description: View from across street of the landscaping of a suburban home. Original title reads: "Good foundation plantings. Desirable open lawn evergreens may eventua...
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Suburban Home Landscaping

Date: 1924
Description: Suburban lawn and shrubbery demonstrate what the original caption describes as "well-planned" landscaping and upkeep.
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Man and Woman Grooming Backyard

Date: 1924
Description: A man and woman (possibly husband and wife) maintain a residential backyard. The man, wearing a bow tie, is mowing the lawn with a reel mower, while the wo...
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Farmhouse's Planting and Fence

Date: 1924
Description: View from a rural road to a farmhouse demonstrating its landscaping and what the original caption describes as a "novel fence." The large barn in the backg...
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"Poorly Arranged" Home Landscaping

Date: 1924
Description: Farmhouse with landscaping of shrubbery. Original caption reads: "Nice possibilities, poor arrangement, no planting plan."
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Young Children in Littered Backyard

Date: 1924
Description: Three young children standing in a backyard in very poor condition, including the lack of a lawn, exposed trash piles, and other litter.

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