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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A Cornish home in Mineral Point. In the background is a small hill with trees. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A woman demonstrating how Shake Rag Street got its name, with the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, behind her. The house was temporarily co... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at the Saint Clara Academy. Caption reads: "Grotto of Our Lade of Lourdes, Saint Clara Academy, Sinsinawa Wiscons... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Hadley Mill on the Little Platte River, seven miles southwest of Platteville in the Town of Paris. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | John C. Pew home, at 3650 Lake Mendota Drive, Shorewood Hills. This home was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Construction began in 1939, and by 1... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Pierce home, located at 424 North Pinckney Street, built about 1857. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view of a Northland Camp building from across Lake Iliff. The camp was operated as an auxiliary of the German-American Bund, the American Nazi Organizati... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view of a cabin and the tent grounds of Nordland Camp for boys, operated as an auxiliary of the German-American Bund, the American Nazi Organization. A f... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the raising of the flag on tent grounds at Nordland Camp for boys, operated as an auxiliary of the German-American Bund, the American Nazi... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view from the top of Gibraltar Rock showing a portion of the bluff, left, and rolling fields and woodlands beyond. There is a pond or stream on the right... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The moon, partially obstructed by clouds, is reflected in the waters off one of the Apostle Islands. There is a small islet on the right, with several tree... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The State Street side of the Wisconsin Historical Society building and sidewalk. A large tree is in the left foreground. Bascom Hill is in the Background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a dam, bridge over the river and part of the town with many trees. Caption reads: "The Dam, on the Apple River - Somerset, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surro... |
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