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| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Students and teachers standing outside two-story brick Public School building. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across street of the German Lutheran Church. There is a lamppost and a sign at the foot of the stairs. A fenced-in churchyard is on the right. The par... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Four students of the Fontana State Graded School strike a pose while folk dancing outdoors. The boys are wearing knickers; the girls wear dresses and patte... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from road of the Gillette photography studio. Lorin is standing and posing next to the sign. An upside down sign is resting in the tall grass... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | A woman is performing a headstand on her front lawn as an elderly woman is standing and watching from the sidewalk. A sign on the lawn reads: 'Start Under,... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth Was is crouching inside two triangular walls open on one side. In front of her are two painted signs lying on the grass and read: 'Step Here' and... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Sid Boyum in his backyard proudly holding a medal he won for an entry to the Burlington Liars Club in 1976. The entry read: "During a ... |
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| Description: | Metal astrolabe mounted on concrete base in Sid's backyard. The base is painted red with yellow Chinese characters, and the astrolabe is painted gold, with... |
| Date: | 09 1977 |
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| Description: | Unpainted wooden Japanese torii gate and a side view of sculptural arch of a standing old man in Sid's backyard. The man, with a prodigious nose, big blue ... |
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| Description: | Man sitting on a rocking chair in a yard whittling in a rocking chair in front of a log cabin that has a sign reading: "Elwood." Lanterns and antlers are h... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Post Office and Store, Winnebago, Wis." A corner store and post office with three gas pumps, surrounded by trees. A man leans on his ... |
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