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Wade House Opening Day

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: The official opening of Wade House. Amid great fanfare, complete with an appearance by poet Carl Sandburg, Wade House opened to the public on June 6th, 195...
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Presenting the Key to Wade House

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, presents the key to Wade House to Dr. William McKern, of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The century-old stagecoach inn and...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view towards the back of a log building with a peaked roof. Buildings are in the background on the left and right, including the brick manor build...
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Walnut Grove Restoration Project

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: View of old foundation and debris. A fence, small building and the Walnut Grove brick manor house are in the background on the left.
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View of side of the McCormick Mill, built into the side of a hill on the right. There are small windows, one on the lower level, and another on the upper l...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: View of exterior chimney at end of slave cabin. Scaffolding is along the side of the building on the right, and stone and wood debris is in the foreground....
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Two men are looking toward the back of the mill building which is on the right. Behind the man on the right is the Blacksmith Shop. In the distance are fen...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View towards the front and right side of the slave cabin built of chinked logs with a peaked roof. Steps lead up to the door, and a small window is on the ...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: View towards the front of the slave cabin built of chinked logs with a peaked roof. Steps lead up to the closed door, and a small window is on the left. Th...

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