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Sheriff Finn with Sledgehammer

Date: 07 11 1933
Description: Sheriff Finn holding sledgehammer used to break open the safe of Odin Tofsrud, carpenter and truck farmer, who was murdered during the theft of his safe by...
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1905
Description: The observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Construction Crew and Observers

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crew and observers standing on a scaffold. Trees, a wooden tripod with a block and tackle and the roof of a house are visible in the backgroun...
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Hotz Garage

Date: 1912
Description: The stone garage and attached tower at the Hotz cottages at the top of Fish Creek Hill. The tower features a stone parapet with wooden railing, as well as ...
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Scene on Main Street

Date: 1926
Description: View from road of a service station on the left with gas pumps. Next door is a meat market, a restaurant and a bank. A man is standing in front of the serv...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: A view of the central business district. A creamery on the left. A house on the right with a woman in a rocking chair and two children in front. Some men s...
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Camp at El Kantara

Date: 1930
Description: The camp at El Kantara, Algeria. In the foreground, members of the expedition are sleeping on pallets, under blankets. Just beyond the sleepers are two tru...
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Raising "Wisconsin" to the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: Several men are looking at the statue "Wisconsin" as she rests on a low scaffold on the roof of the West Wing. The statue is wrapped with rope and attached...
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Raising "Wisconsin" to the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A group of men look on as the statue "Wisconsin" is lifted from the crate using ropes and pulleys. Ropes are wrapped around the statue and the statue's rig...
Postcard

English Lutheran Church

Date: 1919
Description: Photographic postcard of English Lutheran (now Advent Lutheran) Church, which is a stone building with a bell tower and an arched stained-glass window. Cap...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a group of construction workers standing on the side of the building on a stack of lumber. They are using a large wooden structure supporting a pul...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across unpaved road toward construction workers loading a stone slab onto a horse-drawn wagon during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from the rear of the Eau Claire Public Library during its construction. A construction worker stands at the base of a wooden support structure with a ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from corner of new library building toward a group of construction workers lifting stonework into place with a large wooden structure supporting a win...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of group of construction workers lifting stonework into place with a large wooden structure supporting a winch and pulley system during the during the...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Construction workers are laying stone on the facade of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. One man is standing on the first f...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Construction workers are lifting a piece into place using a wooden structure supporting a winch and pulley set up near the facade of the Eau Claire Public ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across dirt grounds towards the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. Roof tiles are stacked at the corner of the brick sectio...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View along side of building toward construction workers moving materials during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Gra...

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