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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos...
Photograph

Andreas Dahl's Wagon

Date: 1871
Description: Andrew Dahl's wagon is on the side of a two-story log house in Blue Mounds. On one side of the wagon cover is "A.L. Dahl Landscape Photographer." On the ba...
Drawing

Radisson Cabin

Date: 1655
Description: Front view of the Radisson cabin, the first house built by a white man in Wisconsin. It was built between 1650 and 1660 on Chequamegon Bay, in the vicinity...
Photograph

Collard's Hill

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Description: Log house located at the top of Collard's Hill. Two children are standing near the house.
Postcard

The Philosopher Press

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Philosopher Press.
Photograph

Motorcyclists on Dirt Road

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Description: Motorcycles and riders standing on dirt road, with a log cabin behind a fence in the background.
Photograph

Little Norway

Date: 1947
Description: Exterior view of Little Norway buildings near a hill.
Photograph

Little Norway

Date: 1947
Description: Exterior view of buildings at "Little Norway."
Postcard

Doty Loggery

Date: 1930
Description: Side view of the home of James Duane Doty on Doty's Island, "the loggery." Caption reads: "'The Grand Loggery' — built by James Duane Doty, 2nd Terr. Gover...
Photograph

Doty Loggery

Date: 1936
Description: Doty's Loggery, built by James Duane Doty, about 1844-45. Side view with fence.
Photograph

DeLury Log Cabin

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the DeLury log cabin, where four generations (at time of photograph) of the same family have lived. Probably built around 1840. A man is standing...
Photograph

Coumbe Homestead

Date: 1920
Description: The Coumbe homestead, home of John Coumbe, the first white settler in Richland County, who came to the site in 1838. The original buildings were log struct...
Painting

Farm Painting

Date: 1885
Description: Painting of Paul Seifert farm showing rock formations in background and farm buildings nearby.
Photograph

McCormick Family Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the family farm, Walnut Grove, of Robert Hall McCormick (father of Cyrus Hall McCormick).
Photograph

Deitz Cabin and Barn

Date: 12 1910
Description: Exterior view of Deitz cabin and barn, fences, and other outbuildings in winter, about two weeks after shooting of deputy. No members of Deitz family were ...
Photograph

Several Individuals Outside Log Building

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Description: A group of men, women and children are gathered outside a log building. Two men are holding tools. Residence of Ole Nyhuus (sp?).
Photograph

Old Ranch

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Description: View of a ranch with log buildings and a fenced-in area. Hilly land covered with trees is in the background.
Photograph

Cannons Beneath Trees Near Log Cabins

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Description: A view of cannons beneath trees behind a wooden fence. Two log cabins are in the background.
Photograph

Charlie's Log Cabin

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Description: A view of the Four Aces cabin, home to Bronco Charlie, presumably the man who stands outside near the entrance. The fenced-in yard area contains totem pole...
Print

Greetings From The Copper Country

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card printed on a sheet of copper. It has a scene of log buildings, a stockade fence, and woods in the background. Above is the text "Michigan Copp...

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