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| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | In 1845, Ole Wettlesen and his wife Thorbjor and family left Laardal, Telemark, Norway, for America, eventually settling in Dane County. There, Ole establi... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Four children, one boy and three girls, playing on a a swing set outside of a brick building, probably a school. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A barn, windmill and shed on the grounds of The Farm Kitchen, a restaurant near Baraboo and Devil's Lake State Park. Stones line a parking area, and a swin... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Young children playing at the park. Original caption reads: "Beacon playground — about 800 daily attendance. Splendid arrangement of playground and athleti... |
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| Description: | Elevated view across road towards Grove-Putnam Park. A short, stone wall separates automobiles parked on the road near the park. People are sitting at picn... |
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| Description: | View of the circle swing at Waldemeer Park. The ride is surrounded by a fence, trees, and several power lines. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View down road of a row of houses. Young trees are planted along the lot line and supported by wooden posts. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple with an A... |
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| Description: | A pathway through a park. There is a playground on the right, and a boy is nearby on what appears to be a shoreline. A pavilion is beyond trees on the left... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the public school. The school building features two stories, a bell tower, and a porch. A car is parked by the entrance. There is a swing ... |
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| Description: | View towards the Advent Church and a home next door. Two children are leaning on the home's fence. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | A man and woman sit on a bench outside a cabin at the Dells Farm Resort. A chair, hammock, lawn swing and table are on the lawn. |
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| Description: | View from road of three men, three women, and three girls posing standing by the gate in a picket fence that is in front of a frame house. One woman is hol... |
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| Description: | Two men, four women, five girls and two boys posing near and on a tree with a low hanging branch, and a wooden bench. Three of the group is posing at a swi... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Guest cottage built of brick with swing in the yard. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Small cottage with guests sitting in the yard. A young boy sits in a hammock. Two other boys sit on a lawn swing. The leg of another person is on the left ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Meadow Brook Resort. The main building is on the right, and the annex is on the left. People are relaxing on the lawn under the trees. The... |
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| Description: | View of the entrance drive to the Grand View Hotel with stone columns and stones framing the drive. Two men are posed near the right columns, and a three p... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Farmhouse with accommodations for tourists. There are bushes and trees in the lawn, and a bench and lawn swing. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Shady Lawn Rooms and Bath. There is a lawn swing and a tire swing in the lawn. On the porch is a porch swing. Firewood is stacked by the f... |
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