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Historical Essay

La Grange

Origin of La Grange, Wisconsin
Discover the history of La Grange, Wisconsin.
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The Dining Room

Date: 04 2014
Description: Interior view of a dining room full of knickknacks, furniture, clocks, a hutch and a cabinet. Coats are hanging on the back of the wooden chairs at the woo...
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Arranging Flowers

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. Smith arranges freshly picked flowers into a bouquet.
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Picking Flowers

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. Smith picking flowers.
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Sunlit Path

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. Smith walking down a sunlit path through trees. She is carrying a bouquet of freshly picked flowers.
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Raising the Flag

Date: 1932
Description: Two unidentified girls pose holding an American flag at base of a flagpole at Lauderdale Lake School. There is a large barn in the background and a car is ...
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Francis Dillon Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Engraved view of the home of Francis Dillon. A woman rides on the road in front of the home in a horse-drawn carriage. A woman stands on the porch of the h...
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 11 1942
Description: Five illegal gambling machines in Gardner's Cocktail Lounge at La Grange, on U.S. Highway 12. There are two 50¢ slot machines, one 25¢ slot machine, one 10...
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Children Playing on Basement Foundation Ruins

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Two children playing on the stone foundation of a basement which appears to have been damaged by fire. A farmhouse with two automobiles parked nearby are i...
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Man Pumping Water at Well

Date: 04 19 1926
Description: A man uses a well to pump water into a metal bucket while standing in front of a farmhouse.
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Farm Hazard: Boy Dumping Ashes

Date: 1926
Description: A boy dumping ashes against the side of a house. This photo was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrate potenti...
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Young Girl Cooling Canned Corn

Date: 1925
Description: Young girl identified as Jewel Keller using a water pump outside a farm house to cool freshly canned corn.
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Farmers with Corn

Date: 1913
Description: Three farmers standing near a wagon loaded with bags of corn as they deliver their product for testing. Two of the men are wearing winter coats with fur-tr...
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The Brasseur Residence

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Description: The Maurice and Violet Brasseur House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #267 in 1941. This view is taken of a library — study...
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The Brasseur Residence

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Description: The Maurice and Violet Brasseur House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #267 in 1941. This view is of the living room of the ...
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The Brasseur Residence

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Description: The Maurice and Violet Brasseur House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #267 in 1941.This is a view of a bedroom in the Brass...
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South Heart Prairie School Students

Date: 1916
Description: An outdoor group portrait of the students of South Heart Prairie School. Identified on the back of the portrait are Eda Papcke, Ella Koestler, Ruth Gutzmer...
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The Brasseur Residence

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Description: The Maurice and Violet Brasseur House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #267 in 1941. This room contains a large, built in ra...
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The Brasseur Residence

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Description: The Maurice and Violet Brasseur House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #267 in 1941.This photograph shows an entrance to the...
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The Brasseur Residence

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Description: The Maurice and Violet Brasseur House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #267 in 1941. This photograph shows a front facing pe...

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