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Oak Grove Cemetery

Date: 1920
Description: The Oak Grove Cemetery entrance gate donated by George Esterly. The Esterly family lot is just inside the gate.
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Ehle Monument

Date: 08 24 1925
Description: A very large cemetery monument with a female figure sculpture, inscribed with the name Ehle. There is a shed in the background. The Ehle family lived in ...
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Cemetery Monument

Date: 08 22 1964
Description: The Hansen monument in a Washington Island cemetery. The monument is surrounded by a cluster of Tiger Lillies which are no longer blooming.
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Fort Sumter Monument and Grave

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Description: A view of a grave and a monument at Fort Sumter. A flag waves in the distance. The stone entrance can be seen on the far right.
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Company Unions Memorial Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone...
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Cassville Cemetery

Date: 1921
Description: Rows of tombstones at the cemetery. The gravestone of Myrtle Schmelz is legible.
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Catholic Cemetery

Date: 02 05 1978
Description: "Catholic Cemetery."
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Howes Corners Cemetery

Date: 1960
Description: The entrance gate to Howes Corners Cemetery on Beechnut Avenue. The large tree in the center has a downed limb which has fallen over some of the graves.
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Hedjord Graves

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Description: Ten graves of the Hedjord family in the Muskego churchyard. There is an obelisk is the center of graves.
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Grave of Colonel Hans Heg

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of women and one child alongside the graves of Colonel Hans Heg, commander of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, and his daughter Annetta....
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 1987
Description: "Memorial Day at the River Church Cemetery."
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Tombstone of Tabitha Bird

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Description: A large tombstone marking the grave of Tabitha Burgoyne Bird, the daughter of Major Burgoyne, a surgeon in the English army.
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Oak Hill Cemetery

Date: 04 1900
Description: The horses and buggies of William Wills, A. Pautz, and Sarah Krueger are at the gate of Oak Hill Cemetery, founded in 1850.
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Anne and Carl Braden at a Grave

Date: 06 1951
Description: Anne and Carl Braden stand at the grave of her ancestor Ann Poague McGinty. McGinty was the first white woman to settle in Kentucky.
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Old Welsh Church

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Description: View across graveyard of the Old Welsh Church. The Jenkins family tombstones are in the foreground. Separating the cemetery from the church is a wooden fen...
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Marine Cemetery at Tarawa

Date: 02 25 1945
Description: Memorial plaque and white crosses at a Marine cemetery on Tarawa Atoll in the South Pacific. Text on the plaque reads, "Semper Fidelis. At this site memori...
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St. Martin's Lutheran Church

Date: 1973
Description: Exterior view of St. Martin's Lutheran Church. Dedicated 1886; used continuously until 1973.
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Gathering of Girls Wearing State Sashes

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of girls wearing State sashes, and a group of boys on the right wearing uniforms. One boy has a drum, another boy has a flag, and th...
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The Laxey Cemetery

Date: 03 13 2012
Description: The Laxey cemetery, southwest of Dodgeville. There is a small structure with a crucifix on it. The cemetery is surrounded by trees.
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Rephotographic Pair: The Laxey Church and Cemetery

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Description: A vintage view of the Laxey Church, paired with a modern view of the Laxey cemetery in the same location.

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