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Main Street View

Date: 1963
Description: View across main street of storefronts along the slope of a hill. At the top of the hill is a church with a steeple.
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First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Governor Rennebohm placing a wreath of red roses on the head of Highland's Margaret McGuire, who was selected as Wisconsin's first Alice in Dairyland. Marg...
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First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Newly crowned Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, and governor Oscar Rennebohm shown with Highland's oldest resident, 93-year old Chris Blabaum at Highla...
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First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Newly selected Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, receiving an orchid from Virginia Palan, legionnaire and WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency ...
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Alice in Dairyland Parade

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Mr. Vollerud of Hollandale portraying Daniel Boone on a mule during a parade in Highland to celebrate the crowning of Margaret McGuire as Wisconsin's first...
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First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Wisconsin's first Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, riding on a float in a parade in her hometown.
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Street Parade for First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: The crowd in the street at a parade honoring Margaret McGuire who was selected Wisconsin's first Alice in Dairyland.
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Lindenthal (?) Park Walk

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Description: A dirt road through the woods with a man in the driver's seat of a car in the right foreground. A sign is hanging above the road that reads: "No Driving He...
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Main Street Shopping District

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Description: The Main Street shopping district. Sign on building on far right reads: "Jul. Wick 1892." The business on far left is "C. Kinne & Co."
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Slabsides

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Description: 'Slabsides,' the Adirondack-style, rustic cabin and studio of naturalist John Burroughs, constructed by Burroughs and his son, Julian, near his nine acre R...
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Girls and Daisies

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Description: View of two girls sitting in a field of daisies. One girl holds an armful of daisies while the other pulls petals from a single daisy. Caption reads: "One,...
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Highland Brewing Co. Plant in Illinois

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Description: A view of the exterior of the Highland Brewing Co. plant.
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Looking South on Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down Main Street. The Hotel Waters is on the left and the Highland Hotel is on the right side of the street.
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Looking Southeast from City Hall

Date: 1922
Description: View down Main Street.
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International Irish Catholic Church

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Description: Interior of the International Irish Catholic Church, facing the altar.
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Strawberry School

Date: 1932
Description: A view, from the rear, of the small, wood frame Strawberry School, District No. 4. The school has a hip roof and brick chimney. A car is parked beside the ...
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Orin Swingle

Date: 1932
Description: Orin Swingle, teacher at Strawberry School, poses with his left foot on the bumper of an automobile. He wears suspenders and holds his hat in his right han...
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Students with Flag

Date: 1932
Description: The students at Strawberry School pose in front of the school building. The youngest students, in front, hold an American flag. There are curtains and a pa...
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Jake Wepking

Date: 1932
Description: Jake Wepking, clerk of School District No. 4, poses in front of the Strawberry School. He is wearing bib overalls and holds a cap in his hand. Wepking was ...
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Pompey's Pillar

Date: 1932
Description: A view of Pompey's Pillar, a rock formation four miles northeast of Highland. Written on the reverse of the photograph: "It is 150 feet high from the base ...

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