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Prospecting for Lead

Date: 06 1949
Description: Gophering, or prospecting for lead using a windlass at Maplewood Farm.
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Wisconsin River Flood

Date: 04 18 1965
Description: Wisconsin River in flood, looking downstream.
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Wrecked and Abandoned Automobiles in Pasture

Date: 05 16 1962
Description: Wrecked and abandoned automobiles in a hidden rural hollow.
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Field with Wagon Tracks and Fence

Date: 09 10 1961
Description: Several fields containing wagon tracks along the side of a fence, in the vicinity of Highway P.
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Lover's Lane

Date: 1918
Description: A tree-lined road the locals know as Lover's Lane.
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Cow Pasture

Date: 05 30 1966
Description: View from hill of cows grazing below in a pasture, as seen through a cluster of trees in bud.
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Wrecked Automobile Remnants

Date: 08 19 1961
Description: Several wrecked automobiles lay on the edge of a wooded area. Shrubs grow around, and in, the automobile remains.
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Little Grant School District #7 New School Building

Date: 1913
Description: One-room clapboard school building with bell tower. Field and trees are in the background.
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Wisconsin River Flood

Date: 04 18 1965
Description: A flooded woods near the Wisconsin River. A small bridge and a submerged road are in the background.
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Rolling Croplands

Date: 07 03 1965
Description: Landscape view of rolling croplands planted with corn. A dirt road is at the bottom of the hill, with trees beyond.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior of the Methodist Evangelical church surrounded by trees. The building features a steps and a small landing at the entrance, arched windows, wood s...
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Pretty Drive Near Blue River

Date: 1913
Description: View down middle of tree-lined road of a carriage approaching from a distance.
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Bird's-Eye View of Blue River

Date: 1913
Description: Bird's-eye view of the village. Cropland and barns cover much of the landscape.
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Tourist Camp Grounds

Date: 1924
Description: Looking down from a hilltop of a car parked under a tree. The campground is populated with well-dressed families walking down a path, and their parked cars...
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Lovers' Lane

Date: 1921
Description: View down pathway in wooded area, which crosses over a wooden pedestrian bridge.
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Laying 90 # Rail — Near Cassville, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working on the railroad near a farm field.
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Hartford Cottage on the Mississippi River

Date: 1910
Description: A small cottage in a wooded setting. There is a small boat with a man on the shoreline. There is a steep bluff on the far shoreline. A Frank Feiker 'Souven...
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Dewey Farmhouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of exterior of house with snow on the ground. There is a steep hill in the background. The house was built after Nelson Dewey's death.
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Nelson Dewey Home

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Nelson Dewey home with snow on the ground.
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Velie Automobile

Date: 1914
Description: Two men sitting in an open car in a field. There is a bluff in the background. On the front of the car underneath the windshield is a license plate with th...

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