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Austin Western Grader

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: State Highway Commission worker operating an Austin Western grader built around a McCormick-Deering tractor. The worker is leveling road #2 east of Segourn...
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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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Boys by Picket Fence and Bracket Style House

Date: 1874
Description: Three boys sitting in front of a picket fence. Behind them are more people in the yard of an urban bracket style house that has a small front porch, parape...
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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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Family by Wooden Walkway

Date: 1877
Description: Family in front of picket fence and wood walkway, which encloses an upright and wing frame house with elaborate carpenter's lace and latticework on the por...
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Road and Houses

Date: 1918
Description: View of a road and houses. Caption reads: "Big Bend, Wis."
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H.S. Allen Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: View from road of exterior of house on the H.S. Allen homestead. The house has a widow's walk and a wrap-around porch. There are many large trees on the pr...
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Wade House

Date: 1955
Description: Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became...
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Superior Street

Date: 1886
Description: View of the west side of Superior Street, looking north.
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Hile House Hotel

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Description: View across road towards the Hile House Hotel. There is a belvedere in the center of the roof.
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Turner-Rusch House

Date: 1890
Description: The Turner-Rusch house. Frederick Jackson Turner's family lived here until 1882 when it was purchased by the Rusch Family. Julia Rusch was later (1950) pri...
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Indian Agency house after restoration. A person is standing on the porch.
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House on Country Road

Date: 1964
Description: A view to the horizon looking down Mineral Point Road, with a country house on the right under trees, during early evening hours.
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Sawyer House

Date: 1868
Description: The Philteus Sawyer residence located on the northwest corner of Algoma and West Algoma Streets. Sawyer was mayor of Oshkosh from 1863-1864, and became a U...
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Monona Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Monona Farm, operated by the Quaker Oats Company.
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Montello Home

Date: 1900
Description: Home belonging to either Mrs. Kelly or Mrs. Stevenson.
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Lowe House

Date: 1900
Description: View across road of 226 East Montello Street, Lowe house.
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John Doris House

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Exterior view from across an intersection of the John Doris house, 603-605 West Main Street at South Bedford Street. The home was once a hotel, now home to...
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Rublee House

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of the Rublee house, among trees. The residence of Horace Rublee, formerly owned by J.A Ellis, on the east corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Gilma...
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House on University Avenue

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Description: View of a home on University Avenue. The house is surrounded by a fence and has numerous trees in the yard.

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