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Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of Woods' Manor on shores of Madeline Island. The manor was built in 1900 for summer resident Colonel Frederick Woods from Nebraska.
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Milwaukee Shore

Date: 1925
Description: Bare expanse of land with the Milwaukee lakeshore and the city in the distance.
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Woman Throwing Out Wash Water

Date: 1925
Description: Woman dumping wash water from a metal wash basin on the back step of her farmhouse.
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Acacia Fraternity House

Date: 1925
Description: Acacia Fraternity house, located at 108 Langdon Street.
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Filming a "Home Economics" Scene

Date: 1925
Description: Mr. Hyde and Miss Wigent filming a woman and child while the woman is filling pails with water from a hand-pump. The original caption reads: "Taking footag...
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Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1925
Description: Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery near Lake Nagawicka.
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View of Fountain City

Date: 1925
Description: Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Fountain City, Wis. M-1255". Aerial view of town with the river on the right.
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Bird's-Eye View of Fountain City

Date: 1925
Description: Bird's-eye view of Fountain City looking south, with high bluff on the left, and the Mississippi River on the right. Fountain City, about 4 blocks wide, ne...
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Eagle Bluff

Date: 1925
Description: View of Eagle Bluff, the highest point on the Mississippi River.
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Bird's Eye View of Genoa

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Genoa. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View, Genoa, Wis." The St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church is in the right foreground. Railroad tracks ...
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of Green Bay, including the Jorgensen-Blesch Company building and two bridges.
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Aerial View of Wausau

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of buildings in the downtown area.
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Indian Crossing

Date: 1925
Description: View of the Indian crossing at Chain O' Lakes.
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Madison Skyline from Turville Point

Date: 1925
Description: View of the Madison skyline, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, from across Lake Monona.
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Stevens Monument

Date: 1925
Description: View of the Stevens monument, erected in honor of George Stevens, whom the town is named after, at the site where he landed in 1824.
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Gleason's Park

Date: 1925
Description: View from shoreline towards a bridge in Gleason's Park. Caption reads: "Bridge at Gleason's Park, Marshfield, Wis."
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Taliesin

Date: 1925
Description: View of a man standing near the pond and spillway on the grounds of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex. Taliesin is ...
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Phoenix Chair Factory

Date: 1925
Description: View across water towards the Phoenix Chair factory on the waterfront. Caption reads: "Phoenix Chair Factory, Sheboygan, Wis."
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Bridge at Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: View down center of the Wisconsin River bridge.
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Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: View across water along the right side of the Sauk City bridge, erected in 1922 to replace an old toll bridge. tree-covered hills are on the opposite shore...

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