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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, built in the 1840s, on Shake Rag Street undergoing restoration. The house was temporarily covered with s... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A spinning wheel, chair, and other kitchen objects in the corner of a room. Caption reads: "Corner of Pioneer Kitchen, Douglas County Historical Museum, Su... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Several men, some in Native American dress, stand on the roof of Parson's Indian Trading Post. The building is designed to look like a pueblo. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A boy is sitting on the ground and getting ready to hammer nails through two boards. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two men and two women have gathered at a picnic table in New Glarus Woods State Park (established 1934). A small bucket and dishes are sitting on the table... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man is sitting and hunching over the body of a violin. Other violins are hanging up behind him. Caption reads: "Louis J. Ropson, farmer & violin maker of... |
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