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Cedarbark Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: A dilapidated Cedar Bark Lodge with no glass in the windows and an overgrown yard on Hermit Island.
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Cedar Bark Lodge

Date: 1912
Description: Dilapidated Cedar Bark Lodge on Hermit Island, possibly during a period of renovation.
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Monona Bay in Madison

Date: 1904
Description: Monona Bay from the railroad trestle looking southwest, close to where the railroad tracks cross North Shore Drive, (now Brittingham Park), with old houses...
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Backyard

Date: 09 02 1930
Description: Dilapidated backyard at Milwaukee amd N. Bryan Street next to Madison Builders Supply.
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Backyard

Date: 09 02 1930
Description: View of a dilapidated backyard at Milwaukee and N. Bryan Street next to Madison Builders Supply.
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Reeder Smith House and Rickety Fence

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Description: Elevated view across road and fence towards two houses and a yard, bordered by a damaged, white picket fence. The house burned down in 1867.
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E. Pike Residence

Date: 1930
Description: View of the E. Pike residence. The owner is thought to have been a relative of Robinson D. Pike (1838-1905), a lumber merchant and the founder of Bayfield...
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E. Pike Residence

Date: 1930
Description: Back view of the E. Pike residence. A man is standing in the center. The owner is thought to have been a relative of Robinson D. Pike (1838-1905), a lumber...
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Twelve Mile House

Date: 1935
Description: An old house in a rural area, with some broken windows, and a road in the foreground.
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Old Beecher Tavern

Date: 1935
Description: Tavern in a state of deterioration, with rubble in front. The tavern is partly obscured by an oak tree, and a white house stands behind the tavern.
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Doty Home

Date: 1870
Description: Doty home with trees in the yard.
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James D. Doty House

Date: 1898
Description: Front and rear views of the James D. Doty residence, the first brick house built in Wisconsin.
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Long Tail Point Lighthouse

Date: 1898
Description: View across field towards the lighthouse and other buildings among trees. Caption reads: "Long Tail Point, Green Bay, Wis."
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Old Stone Tower and House

Date: 1898
Description: Caption reads: "Old Stone Tower and House, Long Tail Point, Green Bay, Wis." Water and a marshy area are in the foreground.
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Long Tail Lighthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Long Tail Lighthouse and surrounding buildings.
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Tank cottage before restoration, located on its original site on the west side of the Fox River. The cottage was built in 1776 by Jose...
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Tank Cottage and Yard Junk

Date: 1906
Description: A view of the cottage with large trees around it, and a stone wall in the front yard. Some windows appear shattered. Wooden pallets are stacked in the fron...
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Doty House

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Description: The Doty House, built in the 1840s.
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Ducharme/Grignon House

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Description: Ruins of the Ducharme/Grignon House in Kaukauna built during the French fur trade period of Wisconsin history. The left portion of the building was built a...
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Grignon House Before Restoration

Date: 1905
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...

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