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Behrend Veerhusen's Farm

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Description: Stone barn with scalloped edging with people in wagons and house in background, picket fencing; in sec. 26, SE1/4. Biography in Biographical Review of Dane...
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Pewaukee Lake Mills

Date: 1925
Description: View of Pewaukee Lake Mills. Asa Clark, a Vermont pioneer who settled in the town of Pewaukee in 1837, erected a sawmill in 1838 at the outlet of the lake....
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Old Stone House

Date: 12 1929
Description: Exterior of stone house, built about 1830.
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Al. Ringling Residence

Date: 1935
Description: Awnings shade the windows of the three-story stone Richardsonian Romanesque style residence of Al. Ringling.
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Locust Grove Farm

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Description: Two roads diverge as they approach Locust Grove Farm and an old stone house. Caption reads: "The Old Stone House, Locust Grove Farm, Sussex, N.J."
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Elks Float and Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: A parade float decorated with bunting, a large, 48-star American flag, and a mounted elk's head is parked in front of the Baraboo Elks Lodge. The large st...
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Saint John's Lutheran Evangelical Church and Parsonage

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior of the church and parsonage. The church features a tall steeple and vines growing along its wall.
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Cole Hotel

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Cole Hotel. The building features two stories, a painted sign, and a balcony. On the utility pole, there is an advertisement for the 1921 f...
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Center Street and the Episcopal Church

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Description: View down Center Street featuring the belfry of an Episcopal Church on the right.
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Parochial School

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior of the catholic parochial school.
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Mason Street

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Description: View down Mason Street featuring Trinity Methodist Church at the Cedar Street intersection. The Gothic structure was built in 1898. Published by Parish &...
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Wisconsin State Building World's Columbian Exposition Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin State Building in Jackson Park at the World's Columbian Exposition, with a three-quarter view of the building and people stroll...
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Ferris Wheel

Date: 1897
Description: View of a large, stone residence with the first Ferris Wheel in the distance.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a stone building with stained glass windows, a belfry, and a steeple. There is a house next door in the ba...
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The Maunesha — Scene on Crawfish River

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the river with trees on the left. On the right, two young boys are fishing from a rowboat in the river near a landing at the back of a thr...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View of the central business district, with unidentified businesses, some with false fronts. Automobiles and a truck are parked along the sidewalk. A man a...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1925
Description: View across unpaved road of the Catholic Church, which is a stone building. Includes a tall steeple a cross on top. Narrow, pointed arched windows are on t...
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Catholic Parsonage

Date: 1913
Description: View from street of front of parsonage, a large two-story house with a gabled roof and a porch. There is a garden and stable behind the parsonage, and in t...
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Mr. Al. Ringling's Residence

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the exterior of the Ringling Mansion. Caption reads: "Mr. Al. Ringling's Residence, Baraboo, Wis."
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St. Joseph's Church

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Description: Colorized postcard view from street of a stone church with a rose window and steps up to the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Church, Berlin, Wis."

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