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International D-15-M Station Wagon at Riding Academy

Date: 1940
Description: Female students and a horse next to, and inside of, an International D-15-M station wagon ("woody") used for transportation at the Clearbrook Riding Academ...
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Last Log Schoolhouse

Date: 1897
Description: Exterior view of the last log schoolhouse in Weston with students and their teacher posing outside.
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School House

Date: 1910
Description: Log school house, erected about 1860.
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Nurse with School Group

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Description: Theta Mead posed outside a log cabin schoolhouse with a teacher and her class. One of the girls has her arm around a dog.
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Martha Berry School

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Description: The birthplace of the Martha Berry School for girls, founded by Martha McChesney Berry (10/7/1865 – 2/27/1942). The school for girls would eventually evolv...
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Jefferson College

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Description: Site of Jefferson College and the founding of Phi Gamma Delta, built in 1788 by John McMillan. The school was founded at the old log college building in 17...
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity House

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Description: Exterior of Kappa Sigma fraternity house, built in 1882. The chapter house was built on the campus of the University of the South, founded in 1865. The log...
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The One-Room Schoolhouse on the Priestaf Property

Date: 2004
Description: This old one-room schoolhouse is on the Priestaf property. Called the "Good Road School," it was closed in the 1950s. The Priestaf house is a log building.
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Woodman Log School

Date: 1932
Description: The Woodman log school, in the township of Westford, was in use from 1850 until 1902, when a new school was built "just a few rods away." It is noted on th...
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School Children Celebrating Thanksgiving

Date: 11 1953
Description: Pupils in Clara Boyle's third grade class at Marquette School wear Puritan costumes while examining a small early American-style log cabin as part of their...
Postcard

Class Room Building Kamp Kenwood on Lake Wissota

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the classroom building at Kamp Kenwood on Lake Wissota. Caption reads: "Class Room Building Kamp Kenwood on Lake Wissota, Chippewa Falls, ...
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A Bird's Eye View of Shullsburg in 1838

Date: 1838
Description: Drawing of Shullsburg. There is a numbered key on the left that reads, at top: "Explanation. Nos. Denote present Site." Streets are named on the map and ma...

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