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Robert La Follette, Sr., Speaking to Crowd

Date: 1924
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd with his arms spread wide for emphasis. This photograph is thought to have been taken during the 1924 presi...
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Brillion News Building

Date: 1900
Description: View from street towards the Brillion News building. A man and two women are posed in the doorway at the corner of the building.
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Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Stockbridge Indian Mission, built in about 1834, with several figures and a horse standing in the structure's doorway.
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Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of the Stockbridge Indian Mission with men standing near its entrance.
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Meili-Blumberg Model 10 Power Grader

Date: 1948
Description: Man smoothing a road with a Meili-Blumberg (MB) Model 10 power grader attached to an International MD tractor. According to the original caption, the power...
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Man and Dog at Riverbank

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Description: A man, possibly J. Schildhauer, stands at the edge of a small river with his hands on his hips. A dog is standing at the river's edge looking at a flock of...
Postcard

Man on a Stone Wall Enjoying a Country Scene

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Description: Color postcard of a man sitting on a stone wall along a road while enjoying a country scene. The road curves through the hills and the trees are starting t...
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Woelfel Haystack

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Description: View of a farmer from top of straw stack. The man uses a fork to push down the straw as more is being blown onto the pile from a thresher. More men in work...
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Cemetery Visit

Date: 1958
Description: Local historian William F. Wolf visiting the Native American cemetery. In the background is a barn and a silo and other farm buildings.
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Raymond Alpin

Date: 1933
Description: Raymond Alpin, president of the Potter School District No. 3 PTA stands in the doorway of his garage. There is a large Firestone advertisement on the left....
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Albert Peglow in Apiary

Date: 1923
Description: Wisconsin beekeeper Albert Peglow posed standing outdoors among beehives in apiary.
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Swarm of Bees on Fence Post with Frank Buhl

Date: 06 1921
Description: Frank Buhl is standing next to a swarm of bees on a fence post and barbed wire. A beehive is directly beneath the swarm. Buhl, who is wearing suspenders, i...
Postcard

Main Street, Chilton, Wis.

Date: 1907
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of the businesses along Main Street. Buggies are parked on the left. There is a circus poster on the right. Caption reads: "Main...
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Garden Beds

Date: 1910
Description: An unidentified man standing in a wooded area. A light snowfall has highlighted linear ridges in the soil which indicate the location of Stockbridge Indian...
Postcard

Forest Junction, Wis.

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a street scene featuring several storefronts with people in front of them, a horse with a small wagon, telephone poles, and a tr...

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