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Michael Baltus Family in Front of New Home

Date: 1895
Description: Michael Baltus family posing in front of their log cabin two miles east of Auburndale Station, Wood County, with a new frame house under construction nearb...
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Farm Family

Date: 1898
Description: A man, his wife and their two children are posing in front of their farmstead. The man is holding a team of horses. Another horse pulling a buggy is in the...
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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
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Pioneer Home of Nels Wickstrom

Date: 1891
Description: This is a family photograph of Nels Wickstrom with his wife Anna (born Anna Stoel) and their children in front of their log home. The oldest child, wearing...
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Sturgeon Bay Townscape in Winter

Date: 1890
Description: A winter scene showing the courthouse, schoolhouse, and Congregational Church, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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Home on Observatory Hill

Date: 1899
Description: View of home atop of Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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The Armory from Mrs. Alden's

Date: 1894
Description: View of the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) as seen from Mrs. Alden's on Frances Street, looking west toward Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
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Little Girls in the Sun

Date: 1890
Description: Two small girls dressed in ruffles and bows sit on a woven carpet outside in the sun.
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Students Outside the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys

Date: 1893
Description: Students gather in the schoolyard at the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys. Several school buildings are seen in the background.
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School for the Deaf — Exterior

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the main building of the State School for the Deaf.
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Couple with Small Child in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Man, woman, and small child posing standing in a yard in front of a frame house.
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Father and Daughter in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: View across yard towards a man posing sitting, and a girl and dog standing. In the background is a frame house.
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Family and Dog in Front of House

Date: 1898
Description: A man, woman, mother-in-law, and three children posing in the yard in front of a clapboard frame house. The young girl in the middle is holding a doll, and...
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Governor James D. Doty Residence

Date: 1898
Description: Two children are standing in front of Governor Doty's house, the first brick house built in Wisconsin.
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Randall Wilcox Residence

Date: 1890
Description: Randall Wilcox's home, with trees and a sidewalk, built in 1836 or 1837.
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Doty Home

Date: 1895
Description: View of Governor James Duane Doty's home with two children standing in front. The Doty home was the first brick house in Wisconsin. The materials were tran...
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John Meade Residence

Date: 1890
Description: John Meade's residence. The family is standing on the front porch for a group portrait, while an individual pushes a bicycle.
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Grignon House

Date: 1890
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Front of Grignon House

Date: 06 17 1890
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Backyard

Date: 1890
Description: The backyard of Sam Marshall's home, seen from Mrs. Alden's property on Frances Street.

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