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Residential Housing

Date: 1936
Description: View down road of mass-produced residential housing with farm in background.
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Frame House with Fenced Yard

Date: 1875
Description: View from road down wooden sidewalk which runs adjacent to an elaborate fence along a yard, behind which women stand near the front porch of a frame house ...
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Wilson's Tavern

Date: 1923
Description: Wilson's Tavern, north of the point where the road from Black Hawk enters Trunk Highway 60. Built by John Wilson on Wilson Creek.
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Monona Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Monona Farm, operated by the Quaker Oats Company.
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Farmhouse and Landscape

Date: 05 1925
Description: View from road of a farmhouse's front yard and landscaping. In the background is a barn and another farm building.
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Stock Day

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Description: Elevated view of horses and wagons being prepared on Stock Day. There is a steep hill with trees behind farm buildings.
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Stock Day

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Description: Elevated view of horses and wagons on the road at Stock Day. There is a cattle pen in the foreground.
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Bird's Eye View

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Description: Elevated view of Browntown. In the foreground are farm buildings.
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Ormsby House

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Description: View across road of a boy and dog posed standing at the open gate of a fence in front of a large house. Probably the green house owned by Henry Ormsby on t...
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Couple Posing in front of House

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Description: View across road towards a man and woman posing standing behind a picket fence in front of a frame house. The man appears to be holding a cane in his left ...
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People in Yard of Frame House

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Description: Two women are posing standing in the gate of a picket fence in front of a two-story frame house. On the left a man and dog are posing standing near the sid...
Painting

State Fair Centennial Mural Study Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Prior to the 1948 State Fair, artist Robert Hodgell traveled Wisconsin to study its many landscapes. He then produced a series of study sketches outlining ...
Painting

Dairy Farm

Date: 1948
Description: A painting of a dairy farm, which was part of the State Fair Centennial mural.
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View of De Pere

Date: 1875
Description: View over town looking east from the railroad station.
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Large Farmhouse with Windmill

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Description: View across road towards a large farmhouse. There is a windmill just behind the house, with a tall wooden enclosed structure at the base. A barn is on the ...

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