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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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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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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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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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Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

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

Date: 1907
Description: The Ruins of the old Light House on Plum Island near Sturgeon Bay. Caption at bottom reads: "Ruins of Old Light House on Plum Island," "Made expressly for ...
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Gratiot Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Gratiot homestead at Gratiot's Grove Site.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the ruins of the guardhouse used in 1883. Caption reads: "Ruins of Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
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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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Old Mill

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards the old mill building on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Osceola, Wis."
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Indian Village Site

Date: 1907
Description: A barren area of sandy soil and rocks identified as the site of an Indian village near Okee.
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Old Mill Dam Across Kickapoo River

Date: 1909
Description: View looking down at the remains of an old dam. Driftwood has been caught up at the broken wood pilings on the far shoreline. The river is flowing fast, an...
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Stone Ruins

Date: 1900
Description: Stone ruins of a small industrial plant.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Man on a horse-drawn McCormick mower. In the background are the worn walls of a stone building, perhaps the ruined foundation of a church.
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Men in Field near Large Haystack

Date: 1900
Description: A man using a horse-drawn mower near the ruins of a stone building.

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