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Monroe Street

Date: 1935
Description: Monroe Street during construction.
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Men Delivering Leisy's Beer from International Truck

Date: 1935
Description: Two men are rolling Leisy's beer barrels from an International truck on a downtown street. The truck was owned by Leisy Brewery.
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Abandoned Mine

Date: 1935
Description: Spoils of an abandoned lead mineshaft.
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Racetrack Mishap

Date: 1935
Description: A 1930's coupe sponsored by the Enterprise Transfer Co. stalls out on the racetrack after being disabled by an apparent collision. A crowd of onlookers sta...
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Wingspread

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the fencing used for landscaping at Herbert F. Johnson's Residence, "Wingspread".
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Portage Canal and Lock

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of the Portage canal and lock, with the Indian Agency House in the center background. The canal was dug in 1849 as part of the Fox-Wisconsin ...
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Radisson and Groseilliers House Historic Site Marker

Date: 1935
Description: Close-up of the Radisson and Groseilliers house historic site marker, commemorating the first house built in Wisconsin by white men. The house was believed...
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Aztalan Mound Park

Date: 1935
Description: View of the site when it was known as Aztalan Mound Park or Aztalan Mounds, near Lake Mills. There is a pavilion in the right background.
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Mormon House

Date: 1935
Description: Front view of the Mormon house.
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Brownstone Falls

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of the Brownstone Falls on the Bad River.
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1935
Description: View looking up street towards the Soldiers' Monument on the median. People are standing near a cannon in the median in the foreground. Caption reads: "Sol...
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Big Foot Village Marker

Date: 1935
Description: Close-up view of the Big Foot village marker erected by the Geneva Lake Historical Society. The plaque reads: "A village of Potawatomi Indians occupied the...
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Site of First Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A marker for the first log cabin built in the Janesville area, surrounded by several women. The cabin was built in 1835 by William Holmes, Joshua Holmes, J...
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Site of First Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A marker for the first log cabin built in the Janesville area. The cabin was built in 1835 by William Holmes, Joshua Holmes, John Inman and George Follmer....
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Grignon House Entrance Sign

Date: 1935
Description: Sign reads: "Dawn of a New Day". The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon wa...
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Pioneer Monument

Date: 1935
Description: Pioneer Monument in memory of Chief Simon Kahquados, Jacques Vieau, John Volk, James Duane Doty, Joshua Hathaway, Henry S. Baird, Co. Starkweather, Frank D...
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Pendarvis House

Date: 1935
Description: Cornish Pendarvis house on Shake Rag Street.
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Davidson Feed Mill

Date: 1935
Description: Davidson Feed Mill near the Amnicon River.
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Visitors Watch a Burial Mound Excavation

Date: 1935
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Outing Club watch the excavation of a burial mound at the Outlet group in 1935.

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