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Polk County Press Office

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior stereograph of the Polk County Press Office, with three men standing near the entrance, and three children sitting on the left on the board sidewa...
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Everetta Bass and Llora

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta Bass standing next to a woman identified as Llora. They are standing in front of a house at 131 East Montello Street, with the Methodist Church, l...
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Family in Front Yard

Date: 1900
Description: The Bass farmhouse, originally owned by the photographer's father, Isaac Bass. Pictured are the photographer's mother, Lorinda Bass, brother Frank Bass hol...
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Ho-Chunk Women and Children

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Description: Group of people under and near a tent. One Ho-Chunk woman is sitting outside a canvas awning holding an infant, with a Ho-Chunk girl standing behind her. A...
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Ho-Chunk Group

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Description: Group of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children in a circle, and in smaller groups outside the circle. They are several summer lodges. Probably a meal.
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Y.M.C.A. Hiking Group

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Description: A Y.M.C.A. hiking group of men and boys posed standing on the edge of a sandy drop in a field. A house and trees are in the background. Most of the group i...
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Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A group of four Ho-Chunk women, one Ho-Chunk man, and two Ho-Chunk girls posed standing outdoors in front of some shrubs and a tent.
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The Eyerley Family

Date: 1897
Description: F.D. Eyerley sits with his wife and his daughter on the front stoop of their home on West Johnson Street. They are reading from a book. A small, wicker roc...
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Syl and Aunt Helen in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Syl and aunt Helen walking among trees on a hill. Behind them the roof and chimney of a house are visible.
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Syl and Aunt Helen with Sticks

Date: 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen holding walking sticks at the edge of a steep cliff. Behind them far below is a lake or a river and far shoreline.
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Syl, Mama, Aunt Helen and Will under Tree

Date: 04 1902
Description: Syl, his "Mama" Annette, aunt Helen and Will posing on and around a rustic bench under a willow tree.
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Syl and Man Playing Baseball

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Description: Syl and an unidentified man play baseball on the lawn. Syl is on the left wearing a catchers mask and glove, while the man is holding a bat preparing to hi...
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Saratoga Springs Grotto

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Description: Elevated view of a man and young girl relaxing at a natural-spring grotto park. The spring feeds a fountain set into a paved and sunken courtyard with an a...
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Porch and Yard

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Description: A woman and two children sit in the porch area of their home. One of the children plays on a rocking horse. A groomed yard and flowering shrubs are in fr...
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Group in Decorated International Auto Wagon

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat, with women and several small children (some or all possibly family?) in an International auto wagon parked near a curb on a residenti...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Bedford Springs Resort

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Description: View across lawn, with a driveway on the left leading to the Bedford Springs Resort. Children and adults are relaxing outdoors. The hotel was built in 1806...
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Beach and Swimming Pool

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Description: Elevated view down boardwalk toward people swimming and sunbathing on a beach, while others on the right are using a swimming pool located near the boardwa...
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Eau Claire Public Library

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Description: A view from across the street shows the staircase leading to the main entrance of Eau Claire Public Library. A man and child stand amidst automobiles parke...
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Rough and Ready Dam

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Description: View of the Rough and Ready Dam, a concrete electrical dam built in 1907. Men accompany a group of boys on the far bank of the river. One boy swims near th...

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