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Peter Lagacy Family

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Description: The family of French-Canadian immigrant Peter Lagacy, posing with produce, including a large cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, in front of their log farm hom...
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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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The Robert Bashford House

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the Robert M. Bashford house on Pinckney and Gilman Streets. A man wearing a hat stands in the landscaped yard near a small child wearing ...
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Company House and Family in Benham

Date: 1919
Description: A family of five posing in front of an International Harvester "company house" in the coal mining town of Benham.
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Family Posing in Yard

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Description: A man, two women and a baby in a baby carriage posing in the yard of a two-story house.
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Halfway House

Date: 1924
Description: A copy of an old photograph of the W. McAuley Halfway House, an inn between Prairie du Chien and Viroqua. Mr. McAuley sits on a chair while a granddaughter...
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Grandall's House

Date: 1899
Description: A path made of wooden planks leads through a tangle of shrubs and other small plants leading to Grandall's house, a two-story brick structure. A man stands...
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Thomas and Florence Quinney's Farmhouse

Date: 1920
Description: Thomas (Tom) and Florence Quinney standing in front of their farmhouse which has a climbing vine growing on it.
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S.R. Dresser Residence

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Description: Side view of the S.R. Dresser residence and driveway. In the driveway, a man sits in a car. Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) was the founder of Dresser, ...
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Mabel Stiles Holloway and Will Holloway

Date: 1930
Description: Will Holloway and Mabel Stiles Holloway, Alice Quinney's father and step-mother, pose for a photograph in their yard on Alice's wedding day.
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Baby Richard Quinney

Date: 1934
Description: Richard Quinney as a baby held by his father, Floyd Quinney, in the family's farmyard.
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Gus the Snowman and Friends

Date: 01 09 1952
Description: Winter scene with Gus the Snowman, a creation of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Myrland, in the front yard of their home at 507 Sheldon Street. The Mrylands built the s...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Elevated view of the back of the house and an outbuilding with numerous windows. A dirt path runs around the outbuilding, with a small planting of flowers ...
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Trees Lining Suburban Neighborhood

Date: 1924
Description: View down a wide, tree-lined neighborhood street. Well-maintained lawns and houses can be seen on the left. A man with a reel mower is working in a yard, a...
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Man and Woman Grooming Backyard

Date: 1924
Description: A man and woman (possibly husband and wife) maintain a residential backyard. The man, wearing a bow tie, is mowing the lawn with a reel mower, while the wo...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Buddy Brown

Date: 1953
Description: Buddy Brown poses outdoors standing on a box wearing boxing gloves and trunks.
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Goodman's Furniture Store Truck

Date: 1937
Description: Two men unloading a sofa from the back of an International D-30 truck owned by Goodman's Furniture Store. The truck is parked in a residential neighborhood...
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Covert Company Truck

Date: 05 29 1937
Description: A man climbs the steps to a residence as he delivers a block of ice. An International D-2 truck owned by the Covert Company parks along the curb. The text ...
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Two Men with Implements and Cigarettes

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Description: Two men in work clothes and hats pose in a yard with farm implements. Both of them are smoking cigarettes.

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