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Abandoned Railroad Roundhouse

Date: 09 16 1961
Description: An interior view of an abandoned Chicago and North Western Railroad roundhouse.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 09 07 1964
Description: View from slope of an abandoned farm with empty farmhouse and barn in a open area surround by trees and hills.
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The Old Dells House

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an older photograph by H.H. Bennett. The description reads: "With two women under trees in front of ruined building. The women are Mrs. Greene ...
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The Red Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A deteriorating wooden structure with two gables on the front, identified as the Red Tavern between Kilbourn and Mauston, built in 1848.
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John Corn's Place

Date: 09 03 1925
Description: A deteriorating one and a half-story log structure owned by John Corn. He was a Menomonee tribesman who operated a logger's place of entertainment and supp...
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Tavern at Exeter

Date: 1925
Description: A wooden, two-story saltbox style building in an advanced state of neglect.
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Abandoned Cottage and Farm Machine

Date: 07 1967
Description: An old, broken farm machine rests on the ground, with an abandoned cottage in the background.
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Factory Building

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: Exterior view of a stained Menasha Wooden War Company plant building. Steam is coming out of a pipe on the side of the building.
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Abandoned Log Shack

Date: 09 17 1961
Description: A broken down, abandoned log shack on the Stockbridge Indian Reservation.
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Storage Building

Date: 05 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of a storage building with warped metal siding.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 09 04 1960
Description: Exterior view of an abandoned, two-story farmhouse. A large tree is in the foreground. The base of a windmill is on the left, with a water pump stamped "Hu...
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Stone Mill

Date: 04 1926
Description: Old stone mill, with a smaller wooden addition on the left. Water is passing through the flume.
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Wooden Mill Building

Date: 1925
Description: Large wooden mill building. This mill was built in 1872 by Benjamin Boorman on the site of an earlier (1842) mill built by McNeil, Elmore, and McClure. The...
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Abandoned Farmhouse

Date: 10 27 1963
Description: Several trees surround an abandoned farmhouse on a hill.
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Knowlton House

Date: 1910
Description: A photographic postcard of "The Old Tavern" built at Knowlton in 1849. It is a large wooden classical revival style building. A dog joins a group of peopl...
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Mayne Hotel

Date: 08 1925
Description: A mower and car parked in front of the dilapidated Mayne Hotel. Two boys are standing to the right of the car, and two men are talking near a wagon and bug...
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Abandoned Stock Yard Buildings

Date: 11 03 1963
Description: Exterior view of two abandoned stock yard buildings. Between the buildings is the unused loading chute.
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Abandonded Farm with Windmill

Date: 06 09 1963
Description: View of a dilapidated outbuilding and a windmill on an abandoned farm.
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The Old Mill

Date: 1925
Description: Three-story stone mill built in 1847 by J.C. Sherwood. Many panes of glass in the twelve over twelve windows are broken and the roof over the loading dock ...
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Johnson House

Date: 1925
Description: A man sits on the porch of the Johnson House hotel. The large wooden structure has a standing seam metal roof and tall chimney. "Johnson House" is painted ...

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