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Cotton House

Date: 1949
Description: View of three women standing in the foreground looking at the front of the Captain John Cotton house. Also known as "Beaupre", this Greek Revival style hou...
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St. Mary's School of Nursing Graduates

Date: 06 24 1945
Description: Group portrait of 21 nurses, standing on the steps in front of Alumni Hall, 1100 Delaphaine Court, at St. Mary's Hospital. They graduated from St. Mary's H...
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Public Library

Date: 
Description: View across street toward the facade of the Watertown Public Library. The Neoclassical style informs elements of the building, including the porch, pedimen...
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Uniformed Students Disembarking International D-30 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students wearing uniform jackets and hats disembarking an International D-30 bus at McDonogh School. This bus was equipped with a Bender body style.
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Woman with French Bulldog

Date: 1946
Description: A woman is standing on the front steps of a house with a french bulldog. The woman is dressed up in a fur coat, a fancy hat and high heels.
Postcard

Hotel, Holcombe, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: View of a hotel in Holcombe with steps up to a porch with columns at the entrance, and a balcony above. A sign on the side of the building reads: "The Jour...
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40 and 8 Convention

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: B.A. Clark shown taking time out for relaxation on the porch of the Elks Club, headquarters for the Wisconsin American Legion's 40 and 8 Grande Promenade. ...
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Zor Shrine Spring Ceremonial

Date: 05 17 1958
Description: Four Zor Shrine Temple officials await the start of the public exhibition of uniformed units during the Shrine ceremonial in Madison. Left to right are: Fr...
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Driving the Horse and Carriage

Date: 1896
Description: Holding the whip, Lucy Rumsey Holt is driving the carriage with Minnie May Rumsey sitting beside her. The Evergreens, the Rumsey estate is in the backgroun...
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Villa Henrietta

Date: 1925
Description: Slightly elevated view of two unidentified women walking up a broad sidewalk to the lake-facing (east) facade of Villa Henrietta, originally the Pine Lake ...
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Concrete Block House

Date: 1910
Description: Six men in work clothes posing near a porch of a house under construction. Hollow core concrete blocks, most likely manufactured on site with local sand an...
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Ellis Owens

Date: 1905
Description: A young man identified as Ellis Owens is standing on the lawn in front of the porch of a wood frame house. He is wearing a suit with a polka dot vest, and ...
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Plant Wall Under Construction at McCormick Works

Date: 04 29 1913
Description: Elevated view looking towards a section of an open wall on the upper two floors of a tall building under construction. Men are standing on the flat roof ab...
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Grandfather Rumsey on Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Civil War veteran Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the father of the photographer, is sitting on a horse in front of his home. A large American flag, hanging...
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House at Walnut Grove

Date: 
Description: View toward the entrance to the manor house at Walnut Grove. A fence surrounds the house, and a man is standing near an automobile parked on the left behin...

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