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Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
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Bruemmer's (or Brummer's) Dam and Pond

Date: 1905
Description: View from dam looking down river. A large building is in the background. Caption reads: "Looking Over Brummer's Dam, Algoma, Wis."
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Riverview Country Club

Date: 1910
Description: Summertime view of the country club building. Caption reads: "Riverview Country Club, Appleton, Wis."
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Canfield Hop House

Date: 1900
Description: Old Canfield Hop House, exterior of building. Text reads: "Of the many fantastic hop - houses, this one alone remains a relic of the famous days of Sauk Co...
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State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1930
Description: View of the State Fish Hatchery. Caption reads: "State Fish Hatchery, near Ashland, Wis."
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Greek Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Russian Orthodox Church. Caption reads: "Greek Catholic Church, Cornucopia, Wis."
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St. Camillus Novitiate in Durwards Glen

Date: 1945
Description: View across grounds toward the St. Camillus Novitiate and the footpath leading to it. Waukesha in process. Caption reads: "St. Camillus Novitiate in Durwar...
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Old Light House at Long Tail Point

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "Old Light House at Long Tail Point, Green Bay, Wis." Built in 1859. A marshy area is in the foreground, and a long pier leads to the new li...
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Panoramic View of Jefferson

Date: 1910
Description: View of Jefferson across the Rock River. Caption reads: "Panoramic View of Jefferson, Wis."
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The Upper Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View from bank towards the stone bridge. Caption reads: "The Upper Bridge, Whitewater, Wis."
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Soft Maple Creek

Date: 1910
Description: A river scene, presumably Soft Maple Creek. Caption reads: "River Scene, Weyerhauser, Wis."
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Ladysmith

Date: 1910
Description: View towards Ladysmith. The river is on the left, and buildings are in the distance on the right. Caption reads: "Ladysmith, Wis."
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Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Front Yard Wis State Prison." Landscaped yard with plants in urns on the lawn near a path in the foreground.
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Indian Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Indian cemetery. A large body of water is in the background. Caption reads: "Indian Burying Grounds, Bayfield, Wis."
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Lewis Fountain

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Lewis Fountain located on West Main Street. Caption reads: "Lewis Fountain, Watertown, Wis."
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Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis."
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Hillside Home School. Caption reads: "Main Building, Hillside Home School, Hillside, Wis."
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Saint Clara Academy

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at the Saint Clara Academy. Caption reads: "Grotto of Our Lade of Lourdes, Saint Clara Academy, Sinsinawa Wiscons...
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River Scene, Mayville, Wis.

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline towards a river with a dam in the distance. Caption reads: "River Scene, Mayville, Wis."
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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1906
Description: View across the grounds towards the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute). Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital for Insane, Madison, Wis."

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