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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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Substandard Housing in Milwaukee

Date: 03 1909
Description: Sandlot baseball game in front of a house and several outbuildings, all in dilapidated condition.
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Dilapidated Milwaukee House

Date: 03 1909
Description: Dilapidated Milwaukee house.
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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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Collapsed Wall of Netherwood's Printing Co.

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: Collapsed back wall of Netherwood's Printing Co., at 519 State Street.
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Congregational Church

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of the Congregational Church in dilapidated condition.
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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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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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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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Stony Hill School

Date: 06 14 1946
Description: View of the school surrounded by trees, out in an overgrown field during a warm season. Stony Hill School house, where the first Flag Day was celebrated on...
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Long Tail Lighthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Long Tail Lighthouse and surrounding buildings.
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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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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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Grignon House Before Restoration

Date: 1935
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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Old Carriage House

Date: 02 28 1971
Description: Exterior of exotic-looking Old Carriage House on the northeast edge of Lake Kegonsa in Stoughton. John Williams, a steel magnate from Youngstown, Ohio, use...
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Roy Trading Post

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Roy trading post, built in about 1857.
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Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: View of the remnants of the Minnesota Point Lighthouse. Faint caption at bottom reads: "Lighthouse".
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Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis."

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