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McCormick Building at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company building at the Paris Exposition in France.
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East High School

Date: 01 19 1931
Description: View across snow-covered lawn and steps towards the East High School entrance tower after a snowstorm.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1915
Description: South view of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) with dome on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A flag is flying from the dome.
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International Harvester Industrial Power Division

Date: 1947
Description: Front doors of the Administration Building of International Harvester's Industrial Power Division at Melrose Park Works.
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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Pennoyer Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: The Pennoyer Sanitarium, later called the Pennoyer Home. The structure was built in 1890 on the north end of Milwaukee Avenue. It was later used as St. Cat...
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Hopkins House

Date: 07 21 1946
Description: The residence of Johns Hopkins, an artist from Whitehall.
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Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 1945
Description: The Forest Products Laboratory.
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Employers Mutuals Insurance Company Building

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Description: View across lawn toward the Employers Mutuals Insurance Company Building. Caption reads: "Employers Mutuals Insurance Company Building, Wausau, Wis."
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(First) Wisconsin Territorial Capitol

Date: 1931
Description: View of men standing on the lawn in front of the Wisconsin Territorial Capitol. They are standing near the monument of a shell of the Civil War period, rec...
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Taylor Residence, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: Taylor residence, 3110 Erie Avenue, built in 1850 by Judge David Taylor. Restored for county museum use in 1953.
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Group in Field with Arbor

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Description: View from field of people standing near lines of glass bottles in the grass. In the background are tents, and an arbor and several individuals underneath, ...
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South Face of Wadsworth Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the south face of Wadsworth Hall. A flag flies from the pediment. A large lawn with shrubs and trees is in the foreground.
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Group in Decorated International Auto Wagon

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat, with women and several small children (some or all possibly family?) in an International auto wagon parked near a curb on a residenti...
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Suburban Home Landscaping

Date: 1924
Description: Suburban lawn and shrubbery demonstrate what the original caption describes as "well-planned" landscaping and upkeep.
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Church of the Inner Truth

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Description: View across road toward the church, which consists of two small buildings. The windows have awnings, and the yard is fenced. To the left is another buildin...
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Immaculate Heart Academy

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Description: Female students recite the Pledge of Allegiance while standing in formation near a flag pole outside Immaculate Heart Academy. The school building, with an...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Monument Hotel Front Entrance

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Description: View of the Monument Hotel front entrance, featuring Greek columns, decorative foliage, and a fountain. An American flag flies from atop the building's cup...
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Kittatinny Hotel

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Description: View from sidewalk toward men and women standing near the entrance to the Kittatinny Hotel while a boy tends to a horse and carriage to their left. The fac...

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