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The Hawthorne House

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Description: View over stream toward the Hawthorne House, childhood home of American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (7/4/1804 – 5/19/1864) built ar...
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`Three Houses: Alomry, Saal, and Saron

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Description: View of three houses on a hill. Left to right: Alomry, built 1730; Saal, built 1738; and Saron, built 1740.
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Street Scene

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Description: View from unpaved road toward houses down a side dirt road leading toward a beach in the background. A man stands on the porch of the house in the left for...
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Wooded Lane

Date: 1935
Description: A man stands at the end of a country lane lined with trees and carpeted with leaves. The trees overhead form a Gothic arch. The top of a wooden fence and g...
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Self-Portrait of Photographer Wearing Cape

Date: 1930
Description: The photographer stands on a park or garden path holding his gloves. He wears a coat with attached cape, hat, and large cravat.
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Scene at Vilas Park

Date: 1915
Description: Early souvenir postcard showing people strolling around the grounds of the recently-opened Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "A Visit to the...
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Nordland Camp for Boys

Date: 1940
Description: A view of a cabin and the tent grounds of Nordland Camp for boys, operated as an auxiliary of the German-American Bund, the American Nazi Organization. A f...
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Workers' Unity House Entrance

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Description: Elevated view of the lawn and driveway, with a fountain in the foreground, and plantings that spell "Unity." Two women are walking on the left path, and in...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View down fence-lined road towards the covered entrance and walkway. A two-story house is in the background on the right. A fence is along the dirt path, w...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View up driveway toward a house and covered walkway. A fence is along the road, and two women walking up to the house, where a group of women are sitting o...
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Louisiana Baptist Orphanage

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Description: A view from across the dirt path of Louisiana Baptist Orphanage, constructed in 1903. A fence surrounds the building which has tall windows.
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Workers' Unity House Dance Hall

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Description: A view of the dance hall, with its many windows. On the second floor, a shirt drys in the window. The main house is in the background. Grassy areas and flo...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Elevated view of the entrance, with the covered walkway and a "Welcome" sign, to the Unity House complex. The dirt road leading to the main house can be se...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View toward a small log cabin on the left, with three women further down on the trail along the right. Above this trail are steps leading up a steep hill. ...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Elevated view of two couples walking on a trail. A lake is is the background, along with log cabins. A canoe with three people is in the background.
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A man stands in front of a Holt Caterpillar tractor at Camp Travis, named in 1917. The tractor pulls a train of wagons on a dirt path. Several men work in ...
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Three Views of the Indian Massacre

Date: 1862
Description: A composite of three views showing the siege of New Ulm on August 19 during the Indian Massacre of 1862. The lower left view depicts wagons and horses on a...
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Men on a Parkside Path

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Description: A group of men posing on a parkside path. Some of the men occupy benches, while others stand on the path.
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Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: A nun, followed by a dog, walks down a path in the woods. The path is surrounded closely by trees.
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Muddy Pathway on Farmland

Date: 1911
Description: View of open gate and a muddy path through farmland along a fence. Corn shocks are in the field on the left.

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