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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Maintenance

Date: 1878
Description: Painters working on the cornice of one of the four octagonal towers of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Also visible is the Italianate ornamentation of the iro...
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Wisconsin Farm

Date: 1873
Description: Three people are posing in the foreground, with a man with a long beard standing in front of two women sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. There is a barn a...
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Family outside for Coffee

Date: 1876
Description: A family is grouped around a table set for coffee in a yard and on the porch of a house in a grove. House has "rounded rock" foundation and brackets.
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Long Tail Point Lighthouse

Date: 1890
Description: Second Long Tail Point lighthouse, built in 1859.
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Norwegian Octagon Church

Date: 1885
Description: Norwegian Octagon church, built in 1852 and torn down about 1891 or 1892.
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Walworth County Courthouse

Date: 1873
Description: Slightly elevated engraved view of the Walworth County Courthouse. In the foreground a man is riding a horse along the street. Pedestrians are on the groun...
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Stout Manual Training School

Date: 1890
Description: The Stout Manual Training School, later a part of Stout State College.
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Polk County Press Office

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior stereograph of the Polk County Press Office, with three men standing near the entrance, and three children sitting on the left on the board sidewa...
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Everetta Bass and Llora

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta Bass standing next to a woman identified as Llora. They are standing in front of a house at 131 East Montello Street, with the Methodist Church, l...
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New York University

Date: 1890
Description: View toward the library's facade, taken from a path leading to the stone and brick building. Two paths intersect the main path and trees and shrubbery line...
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University of Philadelphia, Wharton School

Date: 1881
Description: A view of Logan Hall, home to the Wharton School of Business. The building features Gothic Revival elements, including the arched windows and quatrefoils f...
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Bartlett Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1867
Description: View across lawn toward the entrance and side of Bartlett Hall at Ripon College, partially obscured by trees. Decorative stone, wood, and brickwork all orn...
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Ripon College

Date: 1867
Description: View down sidewalk along a row of buildings at Ripon College.
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Ceresco School

Date: 1880
Description: View down sidewalk toward the Ceresco School. The building has tall arched windows, doorways, and round decorative brickwork.
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Gynasium, Northwestern College

Date: 1863
Description: View of the gymnasium at Northwestern College. A staircase leads up the terraced hill to the brick building.
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Boyle Hall, St. Norbert College

Date: 1898
Description: A view of Boyle Hall at St. Norbert College, lined by a row of shrubbery. The ground floor consists of stone while the upper floor is made of brick. A stat...
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Gynasium, St. Norbert College

Date: 1898
Description: A view of the facade and side of the brick gymnasium at St. Norbert College. Stone is used for the basement floor and in decorative elements. This building...
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A Residential Street

Date: 1870
Description: A view of a tree-lined residential street, with homes partially visible on the right.
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Evergreen Shelter Belts and Ornamental Hedges

Date: 1878
Description: Engraved view of a house surrounded by gardens, an evergreen shelter belt and ornamental hedges.
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Home of John Riemer

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card displaying John Riemer and a women in front his home.

The caption reads, "Home of John Riemer, 3.75 miles from Stetsonville, Taylor C...

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