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Mrs. H.S. (Elsie) Bostock

Date: 09 20 1950
Description: Mrs. Elsie Bostock was honored by being named Wisconsin's first nationally accredited judge for flower shows. The appointment was made by the National Coun...
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Taliesin Before Fire

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated, exterior view of Taliesin, including a man in a horse-drawn carriage in the courtyard. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisco...
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Winnebago County Asylum Farm

Date: 1930
Description: View over fence of a man wearing a hat using a tilling tool in a garden presumably belonging to the Winnebago County Asylum farm.
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Victory Garden Seed Order Form

Date: 1943
Description: Front side of order blank for Aunt Jenny's Garden for Victory seeds featuring a drawing of a woman and several vegetables.
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Botanical Gardens

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Description: A view of Hemlock Drive, bordered by a fence on both sides, entering the botanical gardens.
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Japanese Scene

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Description: Stereograph of a view in Japan including a garden, traditional buildings and mountains in the background.
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Cypress Gardens

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Description: View from shoreline toward two men and a woman seated in a boat, traveling through the water at Cypress Gardens.
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Siloam Gardens

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Description: An elevated view of Siloam Gardens, a formal french garden, and the open countryside beyond. Pedestrians are strolling on the manicured and symmetrical pat...
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Family Garden

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Description: A family garden in a company town for the Consolidation Coal Co. Five people are displaying their produce among the garden and the nearby buildings.
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Rowley House

Date: 1940
Description: A foursquare style house with front and back porches sits on a large landscaped lot with a decorative fence and painted pergola. The house, at 220 Eighth S...
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Victory Garden Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Display in the window of John J. Blied & Sons promoting victory gardens and featuring seed packets, hoes, and watering cans.
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Country Home

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Description: View of a country home with landscaped yard.
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Attic Angel Association Spring Luncheon

Date: 05 23 1951
Description: Mrs. Harley Graf and her hard-of-hearing son, Bobby, have lunch with Mrs. George C. (Dorothy) Guild on the lawn of Mrs. S.L. Odegard's residence on Lake Me...
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American Friends Mission

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Description: Elevated exterior view of the girls' training home and gardens at the American Friends (Quaker) Mission. Girls appear to be hanging laundry on a line in th...
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Colgate Residence

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Description: View toward the front of the "Fillston" mansion of Mrs. R.R. Colgate. With shrubs, flower gardens and a gravel driveway.
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Boardman Residence

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Description: View of the A.B. Boardman mansion, gardens, fountain and foliage. An automobile is parked on the right side of the home.
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Richard Mortimer Residence

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Description: The residence and gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer. View of mansion, gardens, and fountain.
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Exterior of Home with Garden

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Description: A girl sits on the steps of a small home surrounded by a lush garden. Fairmont was a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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YWCA Patio

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Description: Four African-American women read and enjoy the outdoor patio at the YWCA. The brick patio area features a small garden with a birdbath.
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Residential Street

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Description: Children and adults stand in an unpaved rural street lined with homes in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.

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