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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated exterior view of Yerkes Observatory. Geneva Lake is in the background, left. Roads and sidewalks cross the sweeping, well tended lawns. The desi...
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Aram Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of the library. Caption reads: "Aram Public Library, Delavan Wis."
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Highland Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Highland Hotel on Delavan Lake. Caption reads: "The Highland hotel, Delavan lake, Delavan, Wis."
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Elkhorn County Buildings Through Trees

Date: 1910
Description: View of buildings through barren trees. There are patches of snow on the ground. Caption reads: "County Buildings, Elkhorn, Wis".
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Octagon House

Date: 1936
Description: West elevation of the Octagon house.
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Octagon House

Date: 1950
Description: Octagon house.
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Public School

Date: 1915
Description: View towards front and right side of a public school. A U.S. Flag is flying from the top of the belltower. Caption reads: "Public School Honey Creek Wis."
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Ceylon Building on Lake Geneva

Date: 1893
Description: The Ceylon Building and its pier as seen from Lake Geneva. Originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the building was later purchas...
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N.K. Fairbanks Estate

Date: 1890
Description: The N.K. Fairbanks estate, "Butternuts."
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N.W. Harris Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The home of N.W. Harris.
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Porter Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The home of Mrs. H.H. Porter.
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Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of the Whiting House with its large harbor and boats. Whiting House is a four-story wood frame Second Empire style hotel standing on the l...
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Whitewater Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the White Memorial Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a $15,000 donation from Flavia White. Above the main ...
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Whitewater Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the White Memorial Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a $15,000 donation from Flavia White. Bottom of photograph read...
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South Face of Wadsworth Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the south face of Wadsworth Hall. A flag flies from the pediment. A large lawn with shrubs and trees is in the foreground.
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West Porch of Wadsworth Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View of the west porch of Wadsworth Hall with wicker tables and chairs. There are papers on the table in the foreground and houseplants against the far wal...
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North Front of Wadsworth Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the north front of Wadsworth Hall. A large garden is visible in the foreground.
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Charles Taylor Family

Date: 1902
Description: Family portrait of Charles Taylor, his wife, Ellen Wishart, and their two children taken on the lawn in front of their house. Lorena Taylor, standing besi...
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State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of "Old Main" at the State Normal School, founded in 1868. The view features a main entrance flanked by columns. A statue and a sundial stand on ...
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White Memorial Library

Date: 1904
Description: Pathways lead through trees on a lawn to the neo-classical styled White Memorial Library, funded by Mary Flavia White. In front of the library is Birge Fou...

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