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Group of Native Americans

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Description: Group of Native Americans-Potowatomi standing in front of rock formation.
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Nebraska Row

Date: 1930
Description: View from water of cottages along the shoreline in Nebraska Row, La Pointe, Madeline Island. Caption reads: "Nebraska Row — La Pointe, Wis."
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International Harvester Postcard — India

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard with a color illustration of men and women working in fields. Original caption: "India — Primitive methods are still in use. The Reaping Hook has ...
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International Harvester Postcard — Mexico

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of farmers operating grain binders in Mexico. Includes a color illustration of two grain binders pulled by oxen or cattle. Original caption reads:...
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Bellinger in Navy Flying Boat

Date: 1914
Description: Lieutenant Patrick N.L. Bellinger, one of the first Navy flyers, piloting a U.S. Navy flying boat during the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico. During t...
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Fountain City

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Description: Elevated view of Fountain City, with bluffs in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis."
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McGregor, the Switzerland of America

Date: 1906
Description: Bird's-eye view of McGregor on the Mississippi River.
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Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
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Streetcar Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter...
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1830
Description: Illustration of Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Fort Crawford in 1830, Prairie Du Chien, Wis."
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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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View of Mississippi River

Date: 1886
Description: View of the Mississippi River from Alma. Caption reads: "Mississippi River. Ice Palace and Cyclone Views."
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Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
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River View of Alma

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma from across the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis."
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River View of Alma

Date: 1905
Description: River view of Alma. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis."
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Chief Whirling Thunder, Riverview Guide

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Description: Chief Whirling Thunder, standing at the front of an excursion boat named "Black Hawk," which appears to be near the Wisconsin Dells. Caption reads: "Chief ...
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Camp Stella on Sand Island, Lake Superior

Date: 1905
Description: Camp Stella looking south toward the Bayfield County shoreline from an Apostle Island.
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Fox River from Railroad Tracks

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Fox River, looking east, from railroad tracks. There is a bridge further down on the right. Buildings line the shoreline on the left, and a lar...
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Upper Dam on the Fox River

Date: 1905
Description: Upper dam on the Fox River. Industrial buildings are on the opposite shoreline, and large houses are among trees on the hill beyond. Caption reads: "Upper ...
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Fox River Water Power

Date: 1905
Description: View from hill looking down towards the Fox river. Caption reads: "Fox River Water Power, Appleton, Wis."

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