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Andrew Amundsen Family Pose near House

Date: 1870
Description: The Andrew Amundsen family posing in front of their frame house with some of their furniture. A quilt is on the back of one chair and a shawl is on the bac...
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R. Daniel Rickelsen Family Pose near House

Date: 1877
Description: The R. Daniel Rickelsen Rickelsen family is gathered around a table in a yard. A man holds a stick, and a clay pipe sits on the table. The frame house behi...
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House near Portage Canal

Date: 09 1962
Description: View across yard of a house beside the Portage Canal. It was unoccupied at the time of this photograph.
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Statue in Field

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Description: Statue of St. Francis is in a field beyond a lawn and small vine-covered building on the right.
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Residential Yard

Date: 05 05 1962
Description: A residential yard with ornamental tree trimming. Several fenced-in gardens are visible as well. Houses are in the background.
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Abandoned Farm with Overgrown Yard

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: An abandoned farm with overgrown foliage. In the background is a farmhouse. The doorway is detailed with decorative pilasters or engaged columns flanking t...
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Bennett House

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Description: Two women and a girl in the fenced yard at the Bennett House. One of the woman may be Harriet Bennett. The girl is holding a dog.
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Fernwood — Residence of Colonel Schofield

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Description: Exterior view from road towards Colonel Schofield's residence. A man and two women are sitting on the porch, and a person and a horse are standing at the g...
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Cottages at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: View up slope towards two small cottages at the Coldwater Canyon Hotel. A man with a tennis racket is seated on the porch of the cottage on the left.
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Main Building — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn of the main building, with a woman is standing at the entrance to the dining room of the Birchcliff Hotel.
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"Freeport" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: The "Freeport" cottage at Oshawa Cottages. There is an entrance on the side of the screened-in porch. In the background on the left is another building, an...
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"Madison" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the "Madison" cottage. There are steps to the corner entrance of the screened-in porch. There is another cottage in the background on the ...
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Ravenswood Hotel

Date: 1924
Description: Three-quarter view of the Ravenswood Hotel surrounded by pine trees. There is a screened porch and a balcony above. An automobile is parked on the side in ...
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Annex No. 1, Modern Home Hotel

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Description: View of the annex with more guest rooms and a porch, with part of the main building on the left. Plants and bushes are in the lawn.
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Mid-Century Modern Home Exterior

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Description: External view across sloping lawn towards a mid-century modern home located by Lake Wisconsin. On the right is a carport framed by stone walls; on the left...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Back Porch and Yard

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Description: External view across lawn towards the backside of a mid-century modern home. The angle shows the split-level design, marked by wood siding and stone suppor...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Exterior with Lake View

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Description: External view across lawn towards the entrance, parking area and lanai of a mid-century modern home by Lake Wisconsin. The lake and a small island are visi...

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