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Main Street

Date: 1873
Description: Main Street, with its dirt, ruts, cows (and presumably manure), but wide enough for easy hitching of wagons and teams.
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Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire

Date: 1871
Description: Aftermath of Peshtigo fire on October 8, 1871. Devastated landscape with deer carcass in foreground. The Peshtigo fire razed the small town of approximatel...
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Lumber Raft on the Chippewa River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of lumber raft and workers on the Chippewa River. In the background on the right are dwellings.
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Horse and Buggy on a Country Road

Date: 1906
Description: View down tree-lined country road near Wausau, taken by Dr. Joseph Smith, talented amateur photographer. It depicts women (probably members of his family) ...
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River Scene

Date: 1871
Description: Scene at river showing fire destruction.
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Mission and Mission Dock

Date: 1920
Description: View from the water of the Mission, dock, Mission cottages, and Congregational Church on Madeline Island.
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Village Across Pond

Date: 1875
Description: A view of the village from a nearby bluff across a pond. Men, women and children, standing spaced apart, are posing in the field near the pond.
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Stump Land and Soil Erosion

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Description: Forest destroyed by destructive logging followed by a fire. The right-hand side of the image shows where soil erosion has begun.
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Kickapoo River Bridge

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Description: View down a metal bridge over the Kickapoo River showing a truck parked on the far side of the bridge. A man and a boy are standing at the rail of the brid...
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Bluff Scenery

Date: 1924
Description: Long view of bluffs with a fence and a farm in the foreground.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Agriculture Hall

Date: 03 27 1928
Description: Winter scene with Agriculture Hall, covered with snow, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Agriculture Hall is in the distance.
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Cemetery View

Date: 1890
Description: People in a cemetery. Includes a view of the Scofield family monument.
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Shore Scene at Washington Island

Date: 08 24 1964
Description: Shore scene at end of Main Road showing studio and small boats at low water.
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Red Pine Plantation

Date: 06 1948
Description: Ranger Jack Zimmerman in 10-year-old Red Pine Plantation near Blackwell in Nicolet National Forest.
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World's Largest White Pine Tree

Date: 1945
Description: Two men stand at the base of the White Pine tree reported in 1945 to be the largest in the world at 16.8' in circumference and 140.42' in height. Larger sp...
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McCormick-Deering Farmall M Tractor and No. 52-R Combine

Date: 1944
Description: Farmer Paul Eblen operating a McCormick-Deering Farmall M tractor with attached McCormick-Deering no. 52-R combine in a 110 acre wheat field. The machines ...
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Devil's Lake, Turk's Head

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Description: Elevated view in Devil's Lake vicinity; boulders in foreground. From Turk's Head across the lake to Kirkland.
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Stand Rock

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Description: Stand Rock from the east.
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Witches' Gulch

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Description: Elevated view through trees up the river towards islands, from the mouth of Witches' Gulch.
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Black Hawk's Hiding Place

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Description: Adams and Juneau Counties; tree where Black Hawk hid before capture.

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