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Harold McCormick and his Children at Walnut Grove Farm

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick (with cup) and his children, left to right: Muriel, Harold, Jr. and Mathilde at the Walnut Grove farm in Rockbridge County.
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Glenn's Mineral Spring

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph view of Glenn's mineral spring with a group of people gathered around it.
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Merrill Springs

Date: 1910
Description: University of Wisconsin summer session students gather at Merrill Springs on Lake Mendota.
Postcard

Palmyra Spring

Date: 1925
Description: Palmyra Spring, called variously "Blue Spring" and "Aurelian Spring". A group of people are standing on the pier. Caption reads: "Aurelian Spring Palmyra ...
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Silver Spring

Date: 1896
Description: View of Silver Spring and the surrounding countryside. In the background, there is a man on a bicycle, two individuals in a horse-drawn vehicle and a small...
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Spring on Lake Mendota

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Description: View of a large spring on Lake Mendota, to the west of the University of Wisconsin. A man crouches at the stone wall surrounding the spring, and a small bu...
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Messenger's Spring

Date: 1906
Description: Four men, identified as Charles E. Brown of Milwaukee, Joyce W. Caron, H.E. Cole (second from right), and A.B. Stout, all of Baraboo, rest at Messenger's S...
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Blue Spring

Date: 07 02 1925
Description: Charles E. Brown (pointing) and A.O. Barton, both of Madison, stand on a boardwalk at Blue Spring. The spring feeds the lake of the same name.
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Men at a Spring

Date: 1925
Description: Three unidentified men and a dog at a spring near the north shore of Lake Mendota. General Henry Dodge camped here in 1832, before the Black Hawk War.
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Spring in the Country

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Description: A man kneels by large spring surrounded by split-rail fencing.
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At The Spring

Date: 1863
Description: "At the Spring," a woodcut illustration from McElroy's "Andersonville: Story of Southern Prisons."
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Sulpho-Saline Spring Pavilion

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Description: View of the Sulpho-Saline Spring Pavilion, built in 1917 according to the plans of George Kessler and architect Henry F. Hoit. A woman sits on a bench outs...
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The Excelsior Saline Water Company Office

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Description: Exterior of an office at the Excelsior Saline Water Company. Two United States flags mark the doorway, and benches line the exterior walls. On the front ...
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Pertle Springs and Bandstand

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Description: A view of a bandstand and Pertle Springs, an iron-rich spring whose name comes from William S. Purtle, the owner of the land in the early 1800's. A man sit...
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Administration Building and Reflecting Pool

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Description: Front view of the large, monumental Administration Building with a reflecting pool. Also known as the Simon Burach Building after the famed hydrotherapist,...
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Bedford Springs Hotel

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Description: A view of the magnesium spring at Bedford Springs Hotel, founded in 1806. A man pours water said to cure stomach ailments from the magnesium spring into a ...
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Massanetta Springs

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Description: View looking down into a covered shelter, built in the early 1900's, for Massanetta Springs. A group of people are sitting in the shelter which is in a cou...
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Wallace Bruce and Girl at Alpine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Wallace Bruce and a young girl rest at Alpine Park, near DeFuniak Springs. He is sitting on a well, and the girl is standing beside him under a covered she...
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Miller's Swimming Hole

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Description: A group of people bathe at Miller's Swimming Hole at Elk Springs. Three people prepare to dive into the water while others swim or sit on the rocks.
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Spring in Mitchell's Glen

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Description: Two men stand near a geological formation in Mitchell's Glen, formerly owned by S. D. Mitchell.

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