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Roadside Service Station Model

Date: 1926
Description: Architectural model of a village type roadside service station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Men are standing behind the model, and there is a fire in th...
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Model of Village-Type Gasoline Station

Date: 1926
Description: Architectural model of a village-type gasoline station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright on display at Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring...
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Tavern

Date: 1926
Description: View of a tavern set in a neighborhood, and surrounded by houses and trees.
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Owen and Starry Meat Market

Date: 1926
Description: A view of Owen and Starry Meat Market. A restaurant and ice cream parlor are on the right.
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man Wearing Winter Clothing

Date: 1926
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting and wearing a heavy winter suit coat, scarf, and hat. The Ho-Chunk powwow g...
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Ruggles Farm

Date: 1926
Description: View from gate of the "Ruggles Place" between Mineral Point and Arena. The house has two large chimneys; stone pillars support ironwork gates at the entran...
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W.P. Ruggles Barn

Date: 1926
Description: A barn with a large cupola, built in 1852, on "The Capt. W.P. Ruggles Estate."
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Circus Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: This old hotel was known variously as the Park, Brick, or Circus hotel and dates from the 1870s. The large brick structure has a front gable with fancy shi...
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Tyler House

Date: 1926
Description: A reproduction of an early print of a long, two-story wooden building with a front porch identified as the Tyler House. A man drives a horse-drawn wagon in...
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The Empire House

Date: 1926
Description: A copy of a duo-tone print of the exterior of a three-story wooden classical revival building identified as the Empire House.
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Farm Refuse in Attic

Date: 1926
Description: Close-up view of a pile of garbage in a farmhouse attic consisting of metal pieces, pipes, machine parts, and other items.
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Brazilian Court Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: People sit at umbrella-covered tables in the courtyard at the Brazilian Court Hotel. Lush vegetation and palm trees decorate the space and wait staff are i...
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International SF-46 Biscuit Delivery Truck

Date: 1926
Description: International truck used by Sunshine Biscuits, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company. Original caption reads: "Model SF-46 2 ton, 6 cylinder, 180" wheelbase, mounted...
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International SF-46 Coal and Ice Truck

Date: 1926
Description: International SF-46 truck operated by P. Mueller for the Ice & Fuel Co. Original caption reads: "SF46, two ton, 6 cylinder, McCabe-Powers Cab, 10" Herman C...
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Summer White House on the Brule

Date: 1926
Description: Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S...
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Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View down retail street. Shops and parked cars are on either side. On the side of a shop on the left there is a hand-painted advertisement for the selectio...
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Swanson Cottages, Lake Ripley

Date: 1926
Description: A cottage with a "Hill-Side" sign. An outhouse is to the right of the cottage. There is a path up the hill on the left.
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Hotel Northern

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of the Hotel Northern. The hotel has a Western Union and drugstore on the street level. An American flag flies from the top of the building.
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Scene at Columbus

Date: 1926
Description: View down a cobblestone brick road. Stores on the street include: the Columbus Hotel, Tremont Hotel, and a drug store.
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The Gladstone Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of the two-story brick Gladstone Hotel. Two cars are parked on the side of the building. An advertisement for the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in...

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