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St. Joseph Orphanage

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Description: Exterior view of the St. Joseph Orphanage, with lion statues at the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Joseph Orphanage, Superior, Wis."
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Decorated Barn

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: View of a barn decorated with painted Pennsylvania-German hex signs.
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Island Woolen Mill Dam

Date: 1925
Description: The Island Woolen Mill dam and bridge over the Baraboo River. In the foreground is a concrete "pergola" which shades a small bench. Molded into a concrete ...
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Patriotic Shrine

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Patriotic Shrine on the grounds of the Dickeyville Grotto. The shrine, which was created by Father Matthias Wernerus in 1929-30, honors Columbu...
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Patriotism in Stone, and Grotto, Dickeyville, Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: Photographic postcard view of the grounds of the Dickeyville Grotto. The sculpture, which was created by Father Matthias Wernerus in 1929-30, and honors Co...
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Booming Artificial Christmas Tree Market

Date: 12 17 1964
Description: Jimmy Zimmerman, age 6, is looking over a polyvinyl Christmas tree at the Dream Lanes bowling alley on Cottage Grove Road. Green polyvinyl is the latest th...
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TWA Dogs

Date: 1982
Description: A woman is performing a headstand on her front lawn as an elderly woman is standing and watching from the sidewalk. A sign on the lawn reads: 'Start Under,...
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Outdoor Art Fair

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Description: Three rows of paintings are displayed outdoors on a lawn. Men and women are walking among the rows looking at the pieces for sale.
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Paradise Regained

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Description: Stereograph of a man and woman relaxing, reclining in the garden of a house. The man is ducking his head under the foliage of a plant behind him. A vase-sh...
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New Cross on Bethany Methodist Church

Date: 04 04 1958
Description: Newly installed metal cross on the exterior of the recently completed sanctuary of Bethany United Methodist at 3910 Mineral Point Road. The aluminum cross ...

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