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Farm Family

Date: 1898
Description: A man, his wife and their two children are posing in front of their farmstead. The man is holding a team of horses. Another horse pulling a buggy is in the...
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Pioneer Home of Nels Wickstrom

Date: 1891
Description: This is a family photograph of Nels Wickstrom with his wife Anna (born Anna Stoel) and their children in front of their log home. The oldest child, wearing...
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Fishing Dock

Date: 1938
Description: View from water of fishing dock and structure alongside; log buildings in background on shore. Possibly on shoreline of one of the Apostle Islands or on Ch...
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Cabin on Big Bay Beach

Date: 1890
Description: Three men sitting in front of log building at Big Bay Beach on Madeline Island.
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Probable Site of Cadotte's House

Date: 1897
Description: Dirt trail passing log shack that was probably the home of Michael and Madeline Cadotte.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum Under Construction

Date: 1956
Description: Constructing the Madeline Island Historical Museum in La Pointe which consists of four separate buildings. L-to-r: jail; American Fur Trade storage buildin...
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Rustic Bridge at Copper Falls

Date: 1940
Description: People on a rustic bridge over river at Copper Falls State Park. A long log building is in the background on the other side of the river.
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Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
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John F. Deitz

Date: 05 1924
Description: John F. Deitz holding a Luger pistol on a visit to Cameron Dam.
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Chippewa Family

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Description: A Native American (Ojibwa) family photographed on the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul...
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First Dutch Settlers

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Description: Dutch family posing outside their log home with two horses.
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Capt. Angus Cottage

Date: 1910
Description: Log house with cedar shake roof.
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Francis A. Deleglise House

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Description: The first house built in Antigo, the Francis A. Deleglise house. It was constructed in 1878.
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Deleglise Cabin

Date: 1930
Description: The first house in Antigo, the Deleglise cabin, built in 1878. Caption reads: "Deleglise Club, First House in Antigo, Built in 1877, Antigo, Wis." Handwrit...
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Jas. Jackson's Home

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Description: The home of Jas. [James] Jackson, an Indian living on reservation at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon. Children are gathered in the doorway.
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School House

Date: 1910
Description: Log school house, erected about 1860.
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Log House in Deer Park

Date: 1955
Description: Small log house near Edgewood School in Deer Park.
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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards cabins on the shore of Delavan Lake, with three women standing near the base of a pier. Caption reads: "Log Cabin, Delavan Lake, ...
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Replica of Eleazer William's Log Cabin

Date: 1940
Description: Replica of Eleazer William's original log cabin, with trees and a dirt road, five miles south of De Pere on the west bank of the Fox River.

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