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Hickory Tree

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Description: Shagbark hickory tree in a field.
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Load of Bark with Little Girl

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Description: Men with horse-drawn load of lumber with a little girl standing in front.
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Stump Field

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Description: Field of tree stumps with row of trees in background.
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Brisbane House

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Description: William Henry Brisbane house. The house was built between 1868 and 1869 from locally quarried stone for Dr. Brisbane, a physician and Baptist minister. He ...
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
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Myles Horton

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Myles Horton.
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Building and River

Date: 1920
Description: A large building, possibly a mill, next to a river.
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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1915
Description: Hillside Home School designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901 and constructed over the next two years. The school was operated by the architect's family.
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Taliesin

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green.
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Women Hiking

Date: 10 25 1912
Description: Five young women walking across a field. The hand-lettered caption reads: "The hiker's stride."
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53-Year-Old White Pines

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Description: A 53-year-old stand of White Pine trees.
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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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