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Brisbane House

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Description: William Henry Brisbane house. The house was built between 1868 and 1869 from locally quarried stone for Dr. Brisbane, a physician and Baptist minister. He ...
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Donald Shepard Residence

Date: 06 16 1963
Description: Garden, entrance to swimming pool, and pavilion at the Donald Shepard residence, originally the Smith house, built by the son of the founder of the Menasha...
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Edward Truempler Farm, Mill Creek

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Description: Elevated view across field with large haystacks towards a woman sitting in horse-drawn carriage in a farmyard.
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Aerial View of Town and Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view of town. The Mississippi River and far shoreline is in the background. The Furnace Branch creek runs through the town in the foreground.
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U.S. Lighthouse in Fish Creek

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Description: U.S. Lighthouse with people standing in the yard next to it. Caption reads: "U. S. Lighthouse, Fish Creek Wis."
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Everetta Bass with Girl in Baby Carriage

Date: 1890
Description: Everetta Bass, the photographer's daughter, standing next to a younger girl, identified as Verta, sitting in a baby carriage.
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Spooner Home

Date: 1875
Description: View of the Spooner residence on the south corner of Wilson and Carroll Streets, with the lake in the background. This was the home of John C., Phil H., an...
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Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Nelson Dewey farm, showing the house built on the site after Dewey's death. The original house built by Dewey burned in 1873.
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Field and Farm in Valley

Date: 1900
Description: View across a field of horse-drawn grain binder with a farm in the middle distance. Men are standing in the barnyard, and a woman is standing on the lawn n...
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View of Secession Hill

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Description: View of 'Secession Hill' where the first secession meeting was held beneath the pictured trees on November 22nd of 1860. Caption reads: "Secession Hill, Ab...
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Aerial View of Dousman Mansion

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Description: The Villa Louis, also known as Dousman Mansion, in an aerial view.
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Outdoor Portrait of Children

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Description: Group of six children posed outdoors for a group portrait. An infant is in a baby carriage, the other children are standing.
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H.F. Bar Ranch House

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Description: View of H.F. Bar Ranch House, a two-story ivy-covered log structure with a porch and several balconies. A fence stands between the house and a lawn area w...
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Lumber Yard

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Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks of a lumber yard. A two-story building on the right has a sign that says: "Lovejoy & Ringham". There are fences, a sto...
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Lewis Arms in a Hudson Convertible

Date: 08 21 1952
Description: Lewis Arms is seated in a 1949 yellow Hudson convertible at Bernard Arms's farm. A man is standing in the background near another automobile parked near th...
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Lewis, Nellie and Bernard Arms

Date: 08 21 1952
Description: From left to right are Lewis, Nellie and Bernard Arms posing behind a convertible on Old Lake Road, with Bernard and Nellie's house in the background.
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Evergreen Shelter Belts and Ornamental Hedges

Date: 1878
Description: Engraved view of a house surrounded by gardens, an evergreen shelter belt and ornamental hedges.
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Bernard and Nellie Arms

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Description: Bernard Arms poses with his wife Nellie. There is an automobile (possibly a Chevrolet) in the background.
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Lover's Lane

Date: 1912
Description: View down wooden walkway with a dwelling, trees and backyards on the left and an open area on the right.
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Cheese Factory

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of a two-story cheese factory. The building features a set of stairs leading to the second-floor entrance and three chimneys. There is a large pil...

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