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Barn Raising

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Description: Barn raising. The foundation is constructed from local fieldstone or "pudding stone," found in the nearby fields. A large group of men are is posing holdin...
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Bennett Family Picnic

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Description: Bennett family picnic at Dell House ruins.
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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba...
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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
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Family by Stone Gate

Date: 1879
Description: A well-dressed family of four is posed in front of a stone fence with a picket gate. Behind them is a Greek Revival frame house with shuttered windows.
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Prentice Park, Mammoth Spring

Date: 1930
Description: Six girls sit on a stone wall beside Mammoth Spring in Prentice Park.
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Salisbury House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Salisbury house, with a horse-drawn wagon located to the left side of the home and William Salisbury, John Salisbury, Mrs. William Sal...
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1937
Description: View of Carnegie Library on the corner of South Main Street and West Messenger, Rice Lake. Pedestrians are crossing the street, automobiles are parked alon...
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Children on Snow Sled with Mother

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Winter scene with Betty Ann and Arthur G. Field on a sled in the snow with their mother Elizabeth Field kneeling next to them near a stone wall. The family...
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Street Corner in Bermuda

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Description: The apex of two streets in a densely built town in Bermuda. Five boys relax by a stone wall and small tree, and rooftops stretch into the distance down the...
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Father's Day

Date: 06 10 1952
Description: Claude Reigle explains croquet to his three children, Judy, 11, Kenny, 9, and Pamela, 7. They are posed in front of a stone wall at their home at 1233 Semi...
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Grove-Putnam Park

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Description: Elevated view across road towards Grove-Putnam Park. A short, stone wall separates automobiles parked on the road near the park. People are sitting at picn...
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Market View in Libya

Date: 01 1938
Description: View of the marketplace in Misurata, Libya.
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International C-30 School Bus

Date: 04 09 1932
Description: An International Model C-30 school bus passing through gates in a stone wall. Cannons stand on either side of the gate opening, and there is a plaque about...
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Valentine Greetings

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Description: Valentine's Day card featuring a girl wearing a red uniform and a sword, standing on the roof of a fort. A boy in a tan uniform with a sword, is looking at...
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Street Scene with Piles of Rubble

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Description: View down dirt road with destroyed buildings on both sides. There are many piles of rubble, and some buildings are gutted shells. Pedestrians walk along ro...
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Taliesin II Gardens and Pasture Below Building

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Description: Gardens and pasture below the southeast side of Taliesin II.
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Meskan's on East Lake

Date: 1935
Description: View from water of a boy sitting on the back of a wooden boat with his feet on a pier. He is holding a dog which is standing on the dock. There is a small ...
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Taliesin I Courtyard

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I courtyard from the "brow" of the hill looking toward the entry loggia. A young girl on a horse is talking to a young boy under the porte-cochere...
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Shore Road

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Description: A boy walks down Shore Road. Wooden sheds and a country home stand along the roadside.

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