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| Date: | 10 02 1945 |
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| Description: | William Siebert farm near Madison, taken for Wisconsin Power & Light Company. |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | "Hearthstone," a house built in 1880-1882 by paper mill owner Henry J. Rogers, was the first residence electrified from a centrally located hydroelectric p... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A car is parked in front of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with trees, a street sign and power lines. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View from road of the Buena Vista House. There is a utility pole in front with many wires attached. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R.... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View of the Buena Vista House with electric power lines. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R. Bradley of Milwaukee, who is said to have ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Intersection of Janesville Plan and North Cape Road, with telephone poles lining North Cape Road and cars parked on the side of Schunbrino's Saloon. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View from road of buildings in North Freedom. Hotel Randall is in the right foreground. A group of young women and others have gathered on the porch of the... |
| Date: | 04 15 1916 |
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| Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on a residential street with a operator in the cab. Men are working in the street, and trees and power lines are l... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View from gate of the "Ruggles Place" between Mineral Point and Arena. The house has two large chimneys; stone pillars support ironwork gates at the entran... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An International truck owned by Bell Systems is parked in a gravel driveway. A man wearing a hat is perched halfway up an electric pole with a coil of wire... |
| Date: | 08 04 1925 |
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| Description: | View from across street of three-story, classical revival, Bay State House. There is a side wing and a two-story porch across the front. An automobile is p... |
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| Description: | Several people sit on the porches of a row of homes in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. |
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| Description: | View of a street with largely identical newly built houses in a company town of Pepperell Manufacturing Company. The street and yards are dirt, and trees h... |
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| Description: | View of South Water Street and its houses, taken from the intersection. |
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| Description: | A view of south Sixth Avenue, looking down hill. Houses line both sides of the street, with one tree visible in the foreground and multiple trees lining bo... |
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| Description: | A view of Washington Street. Trees line the street, as do telephone and/or electric lines. A carriage is parked on the right side of the street, in the mid... |
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| Description: | Fishermen show off their catch on Ocean Avenue in Manasquan Beach. Several dwellings and buildings, a road, automobiles, power lines, and a flag pole are ... |
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| Description: | The Jefferson House stands on the corner of a commercial block and features a first floor porch, second floor balcony, and an American flag flying from the... |
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| Description: | View of Lynwood Hall (?) at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The brick building features an enclosed porch, balcony, and stairs leading up to the front ... |
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| Description: | View features a dirt street, horse-drawn wagons, storefronts, and several pedestrians walking on the sidewalk bordering the street. In the background is a ... |
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