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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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Cutover Land

Date: 
Description: Expanse of land with tree stumps with trees and buildings in the background.
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Thomas Family Home

Date: 1890
Description: Home of the Thomas Family at Lac Vieux Desert, built in 1860, and housed the Lac Vieux Desert Trading Post. Seated on the doorstep are Mrs. Leonard Thomas,...
Painting

The Fur-Trader's House on Yellow Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: This house was located among the Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians. Here Hölzlhuber and his companions took shelter in an uncomfortable stable one night, after an ...
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1934
Description: Germantown, Washington Co., Wi. 1890-1910. Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant. The structure is today (1977) located a...
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
Drawing

Front and State Streets

Date: 1842
Description: Drawing of Front and State Streets, showing the first houses in La Crosse.
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Log Cabin

Date: 05 12 1974
Description: Exterior view of a log cabin home at 3506 Lake Mendota Drive.
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Carl L. Buelow House and Saloon

Date: 1909
Description: The home of Carl L. Buelow, a combination of a log and frame house, also used as a saloon. A rod at the left corner can be used to hang a sign. A chair sit...
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Milton Log Cabin Behind the Milton House

Date: 1925
Description: A log cabin and frame house behind the Milton House. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house w...
Painting

Old Milton House

Date: 1920
Description: Watercolor of the "Old Milton House" done by Mrs. Louise Westby of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad during...
Photograph

Mordecai Kelly Log Cabin

Date: 1945
Description: The Mordecai Kelly log cabin on Highway 11. The cabin was built on Mordecai Kelly's 160-acre farm in the late 1840's.
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Mordecai Kelly Log Cabin

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior of the Mordecai Kelly log cabin, built by Mordecai himself in the late 1840's. The article attached to the photograph reads: "The aging tree stand...
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House at 1422 Sherman Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of the house at 1422 Sherman Avenue, built by Willard Droster, in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Children are playing on the left.
Postcard

Cabin at Virgin Timber Lodge

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the log cabin. Caption reads: "No 2 Cabin at Virgin Timber Lodge on Moose Lake, Hayward, Wis."
Postcard

King's Lodge Cabin

Date: 1947
Description: Exterior view of walkway with a rustic gate leading up to the front entrance of a log cabin. Caption reads: "King's Lodge on Moose Lake, Hayward, Wis."
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Settler's Cabin

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: Exterior view of an early settler's log cabin. The cabin resides on private property, in downtown West Bend. The steeple of a church is in the background.
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Mitchell Sewing Room — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: Sue Mitchell has a sewing room in the corner of her log house. She has lived here since 1977.
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Cottage at Europe Lake

Date: 1922
Description: Three-quarter view of the Hotz cottage showing a side and the large porch which faced Europe Lake. The stone foundation is visible on the side; the porch h...
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Cottage at Europe Lake

Date: 1922
Description: View of the rear of the Hotz cottage, showing a stone chimney which divides a dormer. There are large pine trees around the cottage.

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