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Isolated Shack

Date: 09 24 1960
Description: An isolated shack that was formerly an antique dealer's store.
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Aztalan State Park

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Description: Little girl under the "Aztalan Mound Park" sign, in a field. Another person stands in the background on one of the mounds.
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Locks on Mississippi River

Date: 1935
Description: Locks on the Mississippi River, a nine foot channel. A man is standing above the locks. Bluffs are in the background.
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Carter's Siding

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Description: Carter's Siding, a small railroad depot in "cutover" country, showing strong evidence of why formerly forested regions of northern Wisconsin were so named.
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Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior of square brick building, on a hill with a retaining wall and steps leading up to the front entrance. Designed by John J. Flad & Associates (Archi...
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View from railroad tracks of a group of six people standing on the platform of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot. Beyond the depot is a water tower...
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Jaws of the Dells

Date: 1910
Description: The Locks and Jaws of the Dells in winter, taken at Devil's Elbow. The roof of the Larks Hotel, with the hotel's name on it, is visible in the background.
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Sauk County Fair

Date: 1906
Description: A double exposure of a landscape featuring a very large tree and farm houses superimposed on an image of buildings and crowds at the Sauk County Fairground...
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W.P. Ruggles Barn

Date: 1926
Description: A barn with a large cupola, built in 1852, on "The Capt. W.P. Ruggles Estate."
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Winter View of Town

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Description: View up snowy road of a small town among low hills. A man can be seen in the far distance near some storefronts.
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Farm Entrance

Date: 05 1925
Description: View from road of front entrance of the Speedwell Farm. Original caption reads: "Desirable farm entrance -- neat and reasonably constructed. Also showing t...
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Devils Tower

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Description: View of a highway leading towards Devils Tower. A sign before a cabin on the right reads, "U.S. Department of Interior, Devils Tower, National Monument, Na...
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: The rustic bridge on Lake Mendota Drive, over a ravine in Shorewood Hills. The sign on the left reads: "$5 FINE, For riding or driving over this bridge fas...
Postcard

Wisconsin River Bridge

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Description: Photographic postcard from hill looking down at the bridge over the Wisconsin River. A gas station is visible on the right. Text below reads: "Wisconsin Ri...
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Main Street

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Description: A view down Main Street. Shops are on either side of the street. Farmer's Bank is down the hill on the right.
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down an unpaved street in a residential area, and storefronts further down. Near a garage on the right is a horse-drawn wagon and automobile. Two men ...
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M.H. Bekkedal Warehouse

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Description: M.H. Bekkedale and E. Rosenwald and Brothers Leaf Tobacco warehouse. There is a boxcar on tracks near the warehouse, and a bluff in the far background.
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Main Street

Date: 1925
Description: View down Main Street looking south. At the bottom of the street is a bridge, and beyond is a hill with houses and trees. There are pedestrians along the s...
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View down railroad tracks where three boys are standing. The water tank and windmill are on the right near the Deerfield Depot. On the far right, two men a...
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Dellwood Depot

Date: 1929
Description: View down railroads tracks of train arriving at the Dellwood Depot. The movement of the train has caused multiple ghost images of the locomotive. A small g...

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