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Stock Day at Blue River

Date: 12 06 1910
Description: Elevated view of stock day at the railroad yards, showing pens of sheep and other livestock ready for loading into railroad cars. All of the cars are deco...
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Tank Cottage with Two Little Girls

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the cottage and porch. Two little girls in dresses stand in front of the cottage, posing for the camera. A bench stands on the porch. On t...
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Site of First Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A marker for the first log cabin built in the Janesville area, surrounded by several women. The cabin was built in 1835 by William Holmes, Joshua Holmes, J...
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Polperro Undergoing Restoration

Date: 1940
Description: A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, built in the 1840s, on Shake Rag Street undergoing restoration. The house was temporarily covered with s...
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Harvey Home Marker

Date: 1953
Description: View of the Governor Louis P. Harvey home marker. Two women are standing behind the sign. A clock is at top right.
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John Muir Marker

Date: 1958
Description: Historical marker at the site of John Muir's boyhood home, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. A woman stands next to the marker, and the...
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Indian Agency House

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Miss Mary Prescott and Mrs. William McMahon, grandaughter and great grandaughter, respectively, of Pierre Paquette, appeared at a meeting called by the Wis...
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Indian Agency House

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Supreme Court Justice Fowler at a meeting of Women's Club representatives and other citizens in relation to the proposed purchase of the Agency house.
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Allouez Monument

Date: 1921
Description: The Allouez Monument, located in Menominee Park. A large group of people are gathered around the monument. The monument marks the place where Father Claude...
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Hubert Humphrey Campaigning

Date: 1960
Description: Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota campaigning for the presidential nomination in southwestern Wisconsin. Humphrey stands at the historical marker in Co...
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Villa Louis Tea

Date: 05 21 1948
Description: Louis Dousman, great grandson of Hercules Louis Dousman who built the home, is seated on a bench on the lawn with his wife.
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Villa Louis Tea

Date: 05 21 1948
Description: Mrs. W.H. Guest, Madison, dressed in costume, uses the petal strewn pool for a mirror.
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Armistice Day Commemoration

Date: 11 11 1948
Description: Robert Babcock, Lodi, places the American Legion auxiliary post Number 57 memorial wreath at the front of the memorial obelisk on the grounds of the Wiscon...
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Movie Set at Old World Wisconsin

Date: 1990
Description: Crew of the made-for-TV movie "Dillinger," which was shot on location at Old World Wisconsin. Here the crew has transformed the historic Seven Mile Inn fo...
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Indian Village Site

Date: 1907
Description: A well-dressed man stands on barren, sandy soil identified as an Indian village site near Okee. Near him the soil is stained darker than the surrounding ar...
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International Model M Truck Outside Betsy Ross House

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat of an International model M truck parked outside the historic Betsy Ross house. The truck was operated by "White Star Blue" under Geor...
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The "Guardian" Chinese Tour

Date: 04 1974
Description: Supporters of the "Guardian," a weekly radical newspaper, visiting the birthplace of Mao Tse Tung.
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Dedication of Fort Blue Mounds Tablet

Date: 09 05 1921
Description: Anna Fox, great-grand niece of Ebenezer Brigham, just after removing the flag unveiling the bronze tablet commemorating Fort Blue Mounds. State historical ...
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Unveiling Community Leader Tablet

Date: 1925
Description: A group of men, women and children gathers as a plaque is unveiled on a brick building. Many of the women are wearing cloche hats and drop waist dresses. T...
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Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A man sits on a wagon chassis. He is wearing an ethnic costume. Various buildings are visible surrounded by...

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