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Octagon House

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1948
Description: Close-up view of the porch of the Octagon House.
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Minnesota Street

Date: 1900
Description: View of Minnesota Street, with a view down the right sidewalk with houses and trees.
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Woman and Boy Raking Leaves

Date: 04 13 1945
Description: Mrs. Lillian Helfrecht raking her lawn with the help of her neighbor, six-year-old George Armstrong. George helped Mrs. Helfrecht with various chores becau...
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Henry Johnson House

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Henry Johnson house, 304 West Washington Avenue, built in 1856 by Neely Gray.
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Smith Residence

Date: 1915
Description: View across yard towards the Horatio Nelson Smith residence.
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Mitchell-Rountree House

Date: 1940
Description: A view of the Mitchell-Rountree house, built in 1837.
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First Harley-Davidson Shop

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Description: The original shop in the Davidson family backyard where the first Harley-Davidson motorcycles were assembled. There is snow on the ground. The sign on the ...
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Sawyer House

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the home of Senator Philetus Sawyer. Sawyer was mayor of Oshkosh from 1863 to 1864, and served on the House of Representatives fro...
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Rideout House

Date: 1900
Description: View from street towards the residence of W.K. Rideout. A horse-drawn carriage is in the driveway. Caption reads: "W. K. Rideout House, Oshkosh".
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Robert Burkhalter and his Telescope

Date: 07 20 1945
Description: Robert Burkhalter, a life Boy Scout member of Troop 5, standing next to the telescope he built and mounted in his backyard, 105 Cambridge Road, Shorewood H...
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Exterior of Residence

Date: 1905
Description: View across yard towards a residence. Caption reads: "Residence Scene Osceola, Wis."
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Mears House

Date: 1895
Description: Mears residence, located at 71 North Park Avenue. The woodshed of this home was Helem Mear's first studio. Mary Mears wrote her first novel "Emma Lou--Her ...
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Hotel Ogden

Date: 1901
Description: Hotel Ogden on East Wilson Street. This may be a view of the back. People are standing on the second story porch.
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Pigs Loose in Nakoma

Date: 02 25 1947
Description: Four men wrestling with escaped pigs in the backyard of a home in the Nakoma neighborhood. A truck loaded with about 80 hogs overturned in the 3600 block o...
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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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Backyard

Date: 1985
Description: Backyard of the Quinney house on South Third Street in DeKalb County.
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Tree-Shaded Neighborhood

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Description: Tree-shaded residential neighborhood at 920 N. 16th at State Street. Caption on glass plate reads: "Looking southeast showing property side of street, 920 ...
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Family on Front Steps

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Description: Residental neighborhood, with family posing on the front steps of a new Cape Cod style home.
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D.M. Benjamin Residence

Date: 04 07 1945
Description: The D.M. Benjamin residence on Prospect Avenue.

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