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Long House Dormitory

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior view of Long House dormitory at Ceresco, home of the Wisconsin Phalanx.
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Ceresco, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of "Long House," one of the buildings in the experimental communal colony of the Fourierites.
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Long House Dorm, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1903
Description: Long House Dormitory at Ceresco, the Fourierite community, used as a "Poor" house in the 1930's.
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Smith Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: Smith Hall at Ripon College features a three-story porch, supported by columns and which shelters the entrance. Brackets add decoration to the roof. Vines ...
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Portrait of the Gilbert Family

Date: 1915
Description: Mr. Gilbert's family standing in front of a farmhouse. The man on the left is holding what appears to be a cornstalk. Three other men, two women, and a dog...
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Home of the Fourierites

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Home of the Fourierites, Ripon, Wis. Established May 27, 1844 by followers of Charles Fourier in Ceresco Valley, now a part of Ripon....

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