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J.J. Emmerich Cranberry Company

Date: 09 21 1922
Description: Elevated view of the J.J. Emmerich Cranberry Company showing the bog in the background with the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indian cranberry pickers' camp at the ...
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Oneida Purchase Unit

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Description: Cutover Norway Pine lands showing character of restocking and scattered trees.
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Fire Lookout Station

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Description: Fire lookout station in Northern Wisconsin forest next to tall trees.
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Moguah Unit Planting Crew

Date: 1930
Description: Moguah Unit Planting Crew at work.
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Abandoned Mine

Date: 1935
Description: Spoils of an abandoned lead mineshaft.
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1908
Description: Three boys posing in front of Hillside Home School. The Hillside Home School was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901 for his aunts, Jane and Ellen Lloyd...
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Home-Built Airplane by Mel Thompson

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Description: The bi-plane constructed by Melvin Thompson during the years 1918-1920 on his farm near the former quarry in Lamont Township.
Map or Atlas

Dane County Rural Delivery

Date: 1910
Description: Map of Dane County rural delivery in Madison and the town of Westport.
Drawing

Henry David Thoreau

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Description: Head and shoulders image of Henry David Thoreau.
Photograph

Larson Brothers' Airport

Date: 1923
Description: The hangar and three airplanes (a Canuck and a J-1 Standard) at the airport operated by the Larson Brothers of Larsen, Wisconsin. The field was both the mo...
Photograph

Oshkosh Airport

Date: 01 1934
Description: An aerial view of the Oshkosh Airport about three years after Steve Wittman became the manager. The field was established in 1928 by Oshkosh Airport, Inc....
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E.A. Birge Reading an Anemometer

Date: 1912
Description: Dr. E.A. Birge in his element, reading an anemometer of the weather data station on Green Lake.
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John F. Deitz

Date: 05 1924
Description: John F. Deitz holding a Luger pistol on a visit to Cameron Dam.
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Cemetery in France

Date: 1917
Description: A backdrop of farmland frames small white crosses arranged in a cemetery in France after World War I.
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Hough Payloader

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Description: Man driving Hough Payloader, clearing land and loading demolition debris. Hough became a subsidiary of International Harvester Company.
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Burlington Route

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Description: A sleek passenger train passes through the countryside.
Drawing

Bird's-Eye View of New Glarus

Date: 1865
Description: Bird's-eye view of New Glarus.
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Freight Cars

Date: 05 05 1897
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a rural storage yard near Manitowoc.
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Plank Sidewalk and Woodpiles

Date: 1897
Description: Plank sidewalk and woodpiles.
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Simon Onanguisse Kahquados

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Description: Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-1930) of Forest County, Wisconsin, the last hereditary chief of the Potowatomi. This image is part of an exhibit about Nat...

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