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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | House, "Camp Stella," a.k.a. "Sevona Memorial Cottage," on Sand Island. The structure was orignally built by Sam S. Fifield, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Wisc... |
| Date: | 07 23 1932 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Vera Ford standing beside a sundial in her garden at 843 Farwell Drive. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | A family is posed around two trees in a yard. A man sits on a chaise lounge and a woman in a striped dress sits in a rocking chair with a shawl on its back... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Two women and three men are posing in a yard. One man is holding a shotgun, another a carpenter's saw. The frame house behind them has a small front porch ... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | A couple with three children posing in a yard. The woman has a sewing machine, the man has a table saw and lathe. The two-story frame house has a glass pan... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | A family is gathered around table for coffee with a frame house behind that has a sewing machine on its porch, and a lightning rod on the roof. A framed pi... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Fifteen adults are seated around table being served coffee in the yard. One woman sits at the spinning wheel and another at a sewing machine. The Greek Rev... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | An unidentified family proudly posed in front of their brick, Greek Revival home, with their carriage and team of horses. Although the location is unidenti... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 20 1945 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Ornamental street lighting system in a residential district. Street sign on corner reads "W. Hayes Ave." Newly planted young trees are along the terraces n... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Recently constructed residential housing as viewed from a hill. A fence is in the foreground. Porches, backyards, and small garages lead down to the Villag... |
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| Description: | Two women pose on the lawn in front of a large estate. The building, with a large, wrap-around porch, and clock tower, was probably used as a resort or hot... |
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| Description: | Woman seated on a park bench holding flowers. A young man stands behind her leaning on the bench, and two boys are posed nearby. One boy holds a box camera... |
| Date: | 08 09 1902 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of lawn party. Syl sits on the ground holding a sword in front of four women who are seated and one woman who is standing. The men, all wear... |
| Date: | 07 30 1951 |
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| Description: | Six children are sitting on a canvas with Mrs. Ralph Huitt while listening to a record at U.W. Houses Outdoor Nursery and Play School. Children include Cyn... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | A man in a yard is using a Mogul stationary engine to power farm machinery, possibly a feed grinder. In the background is a house behind trees. |
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| Description: | View down driveway toward the house. The dirt path diverges on both sides of the house, leaving a grassy area that includes flowers, a fountain, trees, and... |
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| Description: | View down South Street. Houses and trees line both sides of the road. Two trees on the left have had all their branches cut. There is a streetlight in the ... |
| Date: | 10 1923 |
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| Description: | A 1.5 horsepower McCormick-Deering engine powering a water pump outside of a building on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. |
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