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Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of Woods' Manor on shores of Madeline Island. The manor was built in 1900 for summer resident Colonel Frederick Woods from Nebraska.
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Appleton Public Library and City Hall

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Appleton Public Library and City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall and Public Library, Appleton, Wis."
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Delavan Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of library with unfinished landscaping. Houses are further down the street on the left. A sign attached to a tree reads: "S Fourth St." Caption re...
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Eager Free Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of library. Caption reads: "Eager Free Public Library, Evansville, Wis."
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Eager Free Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: View from street towards the library. Caption reads: "Eager Free Public Library, Evansville, Wis."
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Turtle Mound on Observatory Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a double-tailed turtle effigy mound on Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Library and Fountain

Date: 1912
Description: View towards the fountain on the lawn in front of the library. Pedestrians are on the right. Caption reads: "Birge Memorial Fountain and White Memorial Lib...
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Simmons Memorial Library

Date: 1915
Description: View up curving sidewalk towards the entrance of the library. Caption reads: "Simmons Memorial Library, Kenosha, Wis."
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Lincoln Monument and the Simmons Library

Date: 1920
Description: The Lincoln monument is on the left, and the library is in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Lincoln Monument and the Simmons Library, Kenosha, ...
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Simmons Memorial Library

Date: 1925
Description: View up curving sidewalk toward the entrance to the library. Caption reads: "The Simmons Memorial Library, Kenosha, Wis."
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Water Spirit Burial Mound

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Description: A view of a two-tailed water spirit burial mound on the grounds of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus near Observatory Hill.
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: Exterior view of the Public Library in Lake Mills.
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Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library

Date: 1910
Description: The Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library.
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Waukesha Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Waukesha Public Library. There is a cannon on the lawn near a tree. Caption reads: "Public Library, Waukesha, Wis."
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Soldiers' Monument and Waukesha Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Soldiers' Monument in front of the Waukesha Public Library, in the center of Cutler Park. A group of people are sitting on the lawn in front of...
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Stephenson Public Library

Date: 1914
Description: View toward the entrance to the library. Caption reads: "Stephenson Public Library, Marinette, Wis."
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Stevens Point Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards the library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Stevens Point, Wis."
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Merrill City Hall and Library

Date: 1910
Description: Merrill's City Hall and Library. Men are posing in front.
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Whitford Memorial Hall at Milton College

Date: 1940
Description: Whitford Memorial Hall, in which is housed the library of Milton College, including many books on biology and evolution.

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