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Parks House

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Description: Group portrait of people, family and visitors, on the sidewalk in front of Parks House. Five women and two men are posing on the corner, and one woman is h...
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First School House in DeForest Wis.

Date: 1875
Description: The first school house in DeForest is a frame, one-story building with shutters. The group posed in front consists of the woman teacher and her students. B...
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Zieglers Furniture Store Truck

Date: 03 22 1925
Description: Two men are unloading a wicker sofa from the back of a Model S International truck owned by Zieglers Furniture Store.
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Herbert Brothers Furniture Truck

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: A man is loading wooden crates onto the bed of an International Model S truck owned by Herbert Brothers furniture merchants. A row of baby strollers is li...
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Railroad Depot

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Description: Exterior view of a railroad depot. Men and women gathered on and near the tracks to board trains. Published by Quillin Bros. Druggists.
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Blacksmith and Wagon Shop

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Description: View across street towards six men posing, with four of the men wearing aprons and work clothes, and two men in suits holding guns. Beside them on the left...
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Grape Boycott Picketers — Contact Sheet

Date: 1969
Description: Four frames from a contact sheet containing images of grape boycott picketers. The picketers are in front of a Krogers grocery store. In frame 34, Sandi Ut...
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New Settlers in Taylor County

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional card displaying a group of thirteen people outside their new home in Northern Wisconsin.

The caption bellow the photograph reads, "These pe...

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O'Hearn House

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Description: View across lawn of girl posing standing with small baby carriage, and a man posing standing and watering the lawn. They are in front of a Victorian-style ...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: Group portrait of people posing near a picket fence in front of a frame house. On the left is a single horse with a fly-net pulling a buggy. A man with a b...
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Sauk City Main Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down center of Main Street. On the left is a soda shop/confectioner, with two women and a baby carriage on the sidewalk in front. Further down is a ch...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 543-553

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Description: The first time out of doors in shirtsleeves is a moment of kindlier feeling,
of stern and lonely reservations gladly set aside.

With the passing ...
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"The Young Son"

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Description: The first visiting day at the garrison hospital to see the wounded soldier. His wife, daughter, and infant son in a baby carriage, are visiting him outdoor...
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Return of Belgian Refugees

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees making their way home from camps in the Netherlands.
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Belgian Refugees on the Way Home

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees heading home after time in Dutch refugee camps.

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