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John Muir's Home

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Description: Illustration of John Muir's first Wisconsin home at Fountain Lake.
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Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
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J.A. 'Doc' Hines Checking Cow for Pregnancy

Date: 1990
Description: Veterinarian J.A. 'Doc" Hines checking a cow for pregnancy.
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Montello Granite Company at Noon

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Description: View of workers from the Montello Granite Company heading down the street to lunch after the noon whistle.
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Stordock Family Plays Croquet

Date: 1874
Description: Stordock family within fenced yard playing croquet with frame house behind. There is a woodpile and small frame structure behind the house.
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Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1960
Description: Slightly elevated view across water towards men fishing from a boat below the dam on the Fox River. Two other men are standing on the right shoreline near ...
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Man Standing on Porch

Date: 1900
Description: View from road towards a man standing on the porch of a home belonging to either Mrs. Kelly or Mrs. Stevenson. A fence runs along the road in front of the ...
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Men on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from street towards men standing in front of bank at the corner of Main Street. A horse-drawn vehicle is in the foreground on the left. Signs along th...
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New Deal Road Work

Date: 02 27 1934
Description: CWA road crew leveling a grade on a county road near Westfield. The CWA undertook many road and utility projects during the Great Depression in order to p...
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Dredge Bank of Buffalo Lake

Date: 05 19 1895
Description: A view from the bluff of group of men on the dredge bank of Buffalo Lake.
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Group of Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men on the shore of Fox River, near the Fox River dam, fishing. There is a barge in the background.
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Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of three men fishing on the Fox River, with view of dam. There is a barge in the background.
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Men Posing on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of group of men posing in front of the newly built W.H. Murphy building on the corner of Main Street and West Montello Street. Photograph was...
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Group of Men on Main Street

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of group of men standing in front of construction site, near a newly completed building on Main Street, near the intersection of West Montell...
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Men on Scaffolding at Montello School House

Date: 1896
Description: Group of men posing in front of and on the scaffolding surrounding the Montello School House. The building was completed in 1896.
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Students in front of Montello School House

Date: 11 16 1896
Description: Students in front of new Montello School House on the first day school was held in the new building, November 16.
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Bass Home on Clay Street

Date: 1897
Description: Two carpenters pose on the front porch of the Bass family home at 207 Clay Street in the fall of 1897. The Gibbs Brothers, of Packwaukee, were the archite...
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Dr. Edward A. Bass near Boathouses

Date: 1900
Description: Dr. Edward A. Bass posing near boathouses and pond (Montello Lake).
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Dr. Edward A. Bass in his Platt House Office

Date: 1900
Description: Self-portrait of Dr. Edward A. Bass sitting in his Pratt house office.
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Cary Bass and his Uncle Cary

Date: 1900
Description: Cary Bass, his Great Uncle Cary, and a dog, posing in front of the Bass family home, 207 Clay Street.

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