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Barn Raising

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Description: Barn raising. The foundation is constructed from local fieldstone or "pudding stone," found in the nearby fields. A large group of men are is posing holdin...
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Street Corner in Bermuda

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Description: The apex of two streets in a densely built town in Bermuda. Five boys relax by a stone wall and small tree, and rooftops stretch into the distance down the...
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Moravian Mill

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Description: View across road toward a Moravian Mill, a large stone building. Two men are posed in the open door of an elevated landing of what may be a small loading d...
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Construction Crew and Observers

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crew and observers standing on a scaffold. Trees, a wooden tripod with a block and tackle and the roof of a house are visible in the backgroun...
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Waupun State Prison

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Description: A couple walks outside the gates of the Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. The tower of the central building can be seen beyond the gates.
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Waupun State Prison

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Description: Exterior view of Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. A woman and child are standing near the arched stone wall. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the...
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Waupun State Prison

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Description: Exterior view of Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. Two men are standing at the main entrance gate. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the main build...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 85-90

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Description: 200 years this tree grew here and so did I
We were raised here and brought up young ones
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Camp at El Kantara

Date: 1930
Description: The camp at El Kantara, Algeria. In the foreground, members of the expedition are sleeping on pallets, under blankets. Just beyond the sleepers are two tru...
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Castle of Good Hope

Date: 1910
Description: Entrance to the Castle of Good Hope, which Carrie visited while in Cape Town, South Africa. A man in uniform stands near the entrance.
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Petersen Brothers

Date: 1932
Description: Conrad Petersen, far left, tugs on his younger brother William's ear, while posing with a more serious Edward against a stone wall in Eisenach, Germany. Wi...
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U.S. Military Academy Sole Survivors

Date: 1916
Description: Handwritten caption reads: "Sole Survivors, Class of 1866. U.S. Military Academy. Fiftieth Anniversary of Graduation." Twelve men are lined up in two rows ...
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Touring Pendarvis House

Date: 08 1940
Description: A group of eight young men, all Georgia Junior Rangers, and two of their guides, are posing in front of Pendarvis House, a Cornish miner's cottage. Five me...
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Women at the Beach

Date: 1935
Description: Two women in bathing suits and wearing brimmed hats are posing sitting on a stone wall. The description on the reverse of the print reads: "Two fair bather...
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Farmall Tractor Coming Through Large Archway

Date: 04 15 1929
Description: View towards a man who has driven a Farmall tractor through a large stone archway in a tall, stone wall. A large brick building is in the background.

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