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| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning in Cumberland. La Follette led the reform faction in Wisconsin's Republican party and in 1900, he was elected gover... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd from back of a wagon. This image is one of a series of views of his appearance at a fair in Cumberland, Wi... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his fist in the air, speaking from the back of a wagon. He is wearing a hat and a suit without the coat. It was in part du... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his fist in the air, speaking from the back of a wagon. It was in part due to his vigorous speaking style that La Follette... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Midway Pleasance viewed from Illinois Central Viaduct; large Ferris wheel in background; large crowd, mostly walking in the direction of the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 06 1868 |
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| Description: | G.F. Bailey bandwagon, with band, and central elevated figure of Mazeppa legend on Broadway in Kilbourn City. Hitch is an Asiatic elephant led by paired dr... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a man leading a circus elephant on Main Street. On the opposite side of the street is a crowd watching from behind the iron fence on the C... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Participants at the Western Rifle Association Tournament in Wapello, Iowa. Many of the men are holding guns. A farmhouse and farm buildings are in the ba... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people, horses, and wagons gathered in the center of Fountain City to celebrate McCormick Day. Scherer's Hotel is at left. The event was o... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of ornate carriage and animal cage with tents and people looking on at the annual Wisconsin State Fair held at Camp Randall. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | "View of the Dining Table" from the "Dedication of Blue Mounds Church" section of Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views", showing a long banquet tab... |
| Date: | 09 10 1879 |
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| Description: | Crowd at the Camp Randall fairgrounds watching a horse race, part of that year's Wisconsin State Fair. Carriages and people are near buildings on the left,... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Large group at Syttende Mai (May Celebrations), possibly at Winnequah. Norwegian ladies are playing croquet and there is a Norwegian Flag on the side. Wome... |
| Date: | 06 1877 |
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| Description: | A huge crowd, mostly men, has gathered on the bank of Devil's Lake to witness the firing of a cannon. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June 21-22, 18... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a very large number of judges standing crowded at the very small end of a pier in Devil's Lake. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June ... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Women in hats in foreground, with railroad tracks below and sign that says, "Look out for the cars," and "While the bell rings the whistle blows." Very lik... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Swimming in the lake with the Cliff House in background. Cliff House was a resort hotel built shortly after 1872, when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. Bo... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Exterior elevated view of the Saint Julien Billiard Rooms on Main Street on the Fourth of July. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, Sauk County, June 21st & 22nd, 1877", with spectators watching rowing shells race. |
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