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Women Sewing for Civil Works Administration Project

Date: 1934
Description: A group of Fond du Lac women sews clothes for a Civil Works Administration project in 1934. The CWA was an emergency program that lasted from November 1933...
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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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Pond House

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Description: View from street of exterior of Pond House.
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Interior of Pond House

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of home, perhaps taken through an open window. The sash and sill are in the foreground. A woman is sitting on the piano bench in front of a g...
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Window to Prescription Department

Date: 08 22 1941
Description: Two pharmacists busy themselves in the Tesiero's Pharmacy's prescription preparation area. Part of the customer waiting area is in the foreground.
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Governor's Mansion — Bathroom

Date: 1930
Description: The bathroom in the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street in Madison. This was the only bathroom at the residence where many official state ...
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Old Mission Church

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of the Congregational Church, a.k.a. Old Mission Church. The interior walls are covered with cedar trees.
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Reeve Residence

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Reeve residence on the corner of Lawrence and Onieda Streets.
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Hotel Chequamegon

Date: 1885
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the Masonic Temple with bicycles in front of the entrance. It was built in 1895 of brick and brownstone in the Richardson Romanesque style...
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Wheeler Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Wheeler Hall at Northland College, a three story building with basement and attic. Built in 1893 of red brick and brownstone in the Romanesque Revival styl...
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Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1890
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
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Memorial Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Memorial Hall at Northland College was built in 1926 of brick in the Tudor Revival style.
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Wheeler Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Wheeler Hall at Northland College, a three story building with basement and attic, surrounded by trees. Built in 1893 of red brick and brownstone in the Ro...
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Dill Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Dill Hall, a women's dormitory at Northland College. A clapboard building with wooden shingles, it caught fire in 1926 and was totally destroyed within a h...
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Fireplace possibly Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1911
Description: Fireplace possibly designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Denniston House Hotel.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of window details in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church, looking towards the altar.
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St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church.

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