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Singers Posing Outdoors

Date: 08 08 1946
Description: Possibly Adelord Joseph Vanasse (b. 1877?) and Stanilaus Phaneuf (b. 1869), singers who recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Postcard

Sanatorium

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn towards the sanatorium. People are around a swing in the yard. Caption reads: "The Sanatorium, Hudson, Wis."
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Group at Cottage in Woods

Date: 1900
Description: Unidentified family standing outside of a cottage in the woods near Baldwin.
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River and Bridge

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view of a town with a railroad bridge crossing over a river. Several individuals are visible crossing the bridge. Sign near bridge says: "Willow R...
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Pulpit Rock Formation

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Description: A man, woman, and child stand near or on the Pulpit Rock formation. The man is standing near the top, while the woman and child are near the ground.
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Hooded Woman Seated Near Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A hooded woman sitting on the remnants of a house. As the amount of debris and barren landscape can attest, the area around her had been leveled by a torna...
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Growd Gathered Around Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A crowd gathers amid debris left from the aftermath of a tornado. Trees have been stripped of their limbs and bark, and houses have been flattened by the n...
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Tornado Damaged House

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A woman and her young daughter stand in a yard examining a house in the aftermath of a tornado. The house has one entire side missing, a tree leans over on...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage Amid Tornado Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Side view of a group of people looking at the debris left by a tornado from a covered horse-drawn carriage. In the foreground the roof of a houselies on th...
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People in Yard of Roofless House

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A small group of people stand in the yard of a damaged house that had its roof removed by a tornado, and moved off of its foundation, which is exposed on t...
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Tubing Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and three boys are tubing down Apple River.
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River's Edge

Date: 1967
Description: A group to children and young adults are sitting on a large rubber inner tube on the Apple River. "River's Edge" is painted on the side of the tube. On the...
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Floating Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and a group of children are playing on a large rubber inner tube on the Apple River. "River's Edge" is painted on the side of the tube. On the far ...
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Floating Trip on Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view down center of river towards a group of five people sitting and standing on a large rubber inner tube floating down Apple River.
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A Beardless Resident

Date: 07 06 1956
Description: View of an outdoor performance with a tree on the left, and a brick building in the background. Two men in suits are attempting to push a third man into a ...

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