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Wrecked and Abandoned Automobiles in Pasture

Date: 05 16 1962
Description: Wrecked and abandoned automobiles in a hidden rural hollow.
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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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Brigham Farm Building in Ruin

Date: 06 1925
Description: View of three farm buildings - the one in the center is collapsing.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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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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Mining Building

Date: 1910
Description: An old, dilapidated mining building surrounded by a field.
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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...
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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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Abandoned Farm House

Date: 12 1971
Description: An abandoned farm house located on Highway 39 between Linden and Mineral Point.
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Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of a warehouse on the levee, built in 1856.
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American Fur Company

Date: 1901
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the offices of the American Fur Company. The roof is damaged or deteriorating.
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American Fur Company

Date: 1901
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the offices of the American Fur Company. The roof is damaged or deteriorated.
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House in Ruins

Date: 1992
Description: Country house in ruins on Irene Road in DeKalb County.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 1993
Description: Abandoned farm off Keslinger Road in Kane County.
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Brick Wall and Debris

Date: 1969
Description: View of a rundown brick wall with piles of wooden debris on the ground in front of it.
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Chain-Link Fence and Brickwork

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of a chain-link fence near a deteriorated brick wall.
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Abandoned Cemetery

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Description: An abandoned cemetery overgrown with grass and young trees.

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