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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Tank cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it was purchased by Jacques P...
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Tank Cottage, aka the Roi-Poerlier-Tank Cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it ...
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the Tank cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it was purchased by Jacques Porl...
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Gurney Falls

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of Gurney Falls.
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of octagon house.
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Interstate State Park

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of a canoe on the St. Croix River with wooded areas on both sides within the Interstate State Park. Established in 1900, Interstate Park was...
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Dresbach Dam

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Dresbach Dam.
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Baraboo River

Date: 1940
Description: View of town from the south, with the Baraboo River on the other side of the road.
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1940
Description: The Grace Episcopal Church.
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Waukesha Motor Works

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Waukesha Motor Works.
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Cornish House

Date: 1940
Description: A Cornish home in Mineral Point. In the background is a small hill with trees.
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Fountain Street Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: A cottage on the corner of Fountain Street and Chestnut Street.
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Polperro House

Date: 1940
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...
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Polperro House and Woman

Date: 1940
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...
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Polperro Undergoing Restoration

Date: 1940
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...
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1940
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1940
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Butler Home, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Butler home.
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Taliesin

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Monroe County Courthouse

Date: 1940
Description: View across lawn with trees toward the courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Sparta, Wis."

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