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| Description: | Sixteenth plate ambrotype quarter-length portrait of Alhannon Butt with hand-coloring on cheeks. Alhannon was from Viroqua, the brother of Col. Cyrus Butt ... |
| History of Viroqua, Wisconsin |
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| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Viroqua, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 15th Wisconsin Governor, U.S. Congressman |
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| Read about Wisconsin's 15th governor. The article details his Civil War service, his role in politics, and includes links to primary and secondary sources. |
| Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Drum kit used by Viroqua, Wisconsin, native Butch Vig when he played with the bands Spooner, Fire Town, and the Grammy-nominated Garbage. (Museum object) |
| Date: | 07 1929 |
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| Description: | View uphill towards the entrance to the McSherry Cave. A woman is standing at the entrance. Trees and shrubs are growing on top of the cave. |
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| Description: | View across field of the Three Chimneys rock formation, which is surrounded by trees and a barbed wire fence. |
| Date: | 08 24 1922 |
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| Description: | Rooftop view of a parade passing through downtown Viroqua. A boy is sitting on a roof on the left, looking down towards the street at the marching bands an... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Peder G. Dahl farmland with crops on five contoured terraces. |
| Date: | 07 20 1948 |
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| Description: | View from front of a man using a Farmall Cub and 144 cultivator in a tobacco field of Tollie E. Simonson of Readstown, Rte. 1, Wisconsin. |
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| Description: | View of the Three Chimneys rock formations, surrounded by trees. |
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| Description: | View of four natural rock towers. There is a person (probably a man) standing on top of the one on the far left. |
| Date: | 07 1929 |
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| Description: | View uphill towards the entrance to the McSherry Cave. A woman is standing at the entrance. Trees and shrubs are growing on top of the cave. |
| Date: | 05 31 1962 |
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| Description: | View towards several dead trees, one of which has water near its base. A wooded hillside is in the background. Caption reads: "Viroqua (vicinity east) May ... |
| Date: | 07 30 1958 |
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| Description: | 295 members of the Vernon County Homemakers group boarded buses in Viroqua to travel to the Wisconsin Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff. The women are show... |
| Date: | 09 1963 |
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| Description: | Harness racing at a County Fair. The horses pulling sulkies are making the turn in front of the grandstand. Another building and trees are in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | A girl sitting on the front fender of a car is holding the bridle of a bull with her left hand, and has her right hand resting on the bull's head. |
| Date: | 01 25 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Castle Rock, near Viroqua, Wis." A man and woman pose in front of a rock formation. This formation is a "pillar" or "rock spire." It ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Viroqua, Wis." The driveway gate sign reads: "Viroqua Cemetery." The gate, sign and fence are painted a light color. There are many t... |
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