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News Release

Sunshine Shipwreck Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

For Immediate Release (November 17, 2023)
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Chase Away the Winter Blues and Head “Home for the Holidays” This Season

For Immediate Release (November 17, 2023)
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Wisconsin Historical Society Welcomes Amy Rosebrough, State Archaeologist

For Immediate Release (November 17, 2023)
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Point Sable Potsherd

Date: 1949
Description: Close-up view of patterns in a broken piece of pottery. Caption reads: "Interior of potsherd from Point Sable, Town of Scott, Brown Co., Wis. State Hist. M...
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Man Posing in Old Car

Date: 1918
Description: A man poses behind the wheel of a car in the foreground. In the background on the left two women are on the porch of a building with a false front. In the ...
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Farmhouse Facade

Date: 1915
Description: View across lawn toward the front of the house, with a stone front porch and a balcony above. A fence is along the right and left bordering the yard. Field...
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Men in Front of Brown Corliss Engine Company Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Several men posing in front of the newly constructed Brown Corliss Engine Co. machine factory. Caption reads: "Corliss, Wis. About 1901. Men in front of ma...
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Greenwood Mills

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Description: Slightly elevated view toward several buildings. Fences run between them, marking yards. Caption reads: "River Falls, Wis. View showing Greenwood Mills and...
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War Bride and Groom Back From Spain

Date: 01 04 1938
Description: A man and woman are seated in front of a flag and next to two posters. Caption reads: "War Bride and Groom Back From Spain. New York, N.Y. — Captain Hans A...
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Hans and Thomas Amlie

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: Two men are seated next to each other. Caption reads: "Washington, Jan. 19.--Visiting his brother, Representative Thomas R. Amlie, Democrat, of Wisconsin, ...
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To Move Monument Five Miles

Date: 1917
Description: View of the Ames monument, built to memorialize Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr., who were instrumental in completing the Union Pacific portion of the transc...
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His Monument to be Moved Five Miles

Date: 1863
Description: Portrait of Oakes Ames, a Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district, 1863-1873. By President Abraham Lincoln...
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William Lafayette Ames

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up portrait of William Lafayette Ames, a farmer from Oregon. William was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel Ames. He served in...
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Dean Amhaus

Date: 1992
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Dean Amhaus, around the time he became Executive Director of the Wisconsin Arts Board. Amhaus served on the Wisconsin Arts Board...
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Valley of the Minnesota (St. Peter's) River

Date: 1884
Description: Lithographic engraving depicting two people on a bluff overlooking a river. Several canoes are present on the river. Caption reads: "'Valley of the Minneso...
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Herbert Krueger

Date: 06 27 1910
Description: A young boy with bare feet and wearing overalls is sitting on a chair in front of a porch enclosure or support with decorative latticework on the sides. Th...
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Billings Station

Date: 1922
Description: Angled view across two sets of railroad tracks toward a depot, which has numerous carts lined up on the platform. On the far right a man is standing next t...
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Baby and Phonograph

Date: 1912
Description: A baby (blurred from motion) is sitting on the floor next to a phonograph, in front of a bed. An adult's hand is visible on the far right. Caption reads: "...

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