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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view across a river toward a large building with Greenwood Mills written on the side. The mill is reflected in the river in the foregroun... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of several buildings, with bridge and railroad tracks, and the Fox River. In the foreground on the right is the Commercial House, with three ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of two men and five women. On the ground in the center are hand fans, and a hat. Caption reads: "The Simons Family. Left to right, seated on... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an unpaved main street, with the Village House across the street in the center background. Wooden buildings and wooden sidewalks are on bo... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved road towards a row of buildings on the other side. A fence and trees are on the left, and in front of the first building a group of men... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of a man, woman, and three children. The man is holding a rifle. Caption reads: "Chief Winneshiek. Picture taken in camp near Founta... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | A view of the businesses present on Silver Street, Hurley's main street, less than three years after the city's settlement. City residents and a horse-dra... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Two men smiling and shake hands outdoors. The man on the right is wearing a military uniform, and the man on the left is holding a rifle. There is a buildi... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | View of a lumber mill and logs floating on a river, which is spanned by a bridge. The mill has a sign that reads: "Cash for Wheat - Eau Claire City Mill." ... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | View of a replica Viking Ship that sailed from Norway to the United States for the Columbian Exposition in 1893. Three men are standing on shore in front o... |
| Date: | 03 09 1887 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of a wooden house. Caption reads: "Birthplace of Emma Abbott, Kinzie St. Chicago, Ill. No. 51 Windows with open shutter - showing white c... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Superintendent's residence at State Fish Hatchery. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | A cyanotype portrait of Mary Crane, a Ho-Chunk Indian woman. She has a blanket around her shoulders and is wearing a headband. |
| Date: | 06 13 1895 |
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| Description: | A large group is posing sitting in the yard of a stone building on the day of the wedding of Bertha Wendtland and William Klug. Some of the people in the g... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | View down street towards the George Walter Brewing Company. A large group of people are posing on the street with horse-drawn carriages and horse-drawn wag... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | View of the George Ruder Brewing Company. A group of men and a dog are posing near an entrance on the side of the brick building. A man is on a horse-drawn... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Four men and woman near large frame house with carpenter's lace and latticework at bottom of a frame house; house has two doors, one with glass trim, gable... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Here Dahl used "The Old Oaken Bucket" motif — a man drinking water from a pail at a well in foreground with family sitting and standing at a table with cof... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | The Skavlem family is around the table at the home of Lars H. Skavlem. A cloth, books, a vase of flowers and fruit are on the table. The two men on the r... |
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