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Cole-Burrows House

Date: 1878
Description: The Cole-Burrows house at 406 North Pinckney Street, built by Judge Orsamis Cole. He lived in it for several years before selling it to George B. Burrows.
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Club House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view from street of former home of historian and writer H. E. Cole, located at 908 Ash Street.
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John W. Cole Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The John W. Cole residence on North Street, built in the 1860's.
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Bob Cole and Baby

Date: 01 1946
Description: Bob Cole holding a baby.
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Orsamus Cole Residence

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Description: Orsamus Cole residence located at the corner of Pinckney and Gorham streets. Cole was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court beginning about 1855. Three ...
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Heart of the Hills Walking Club

Date: 03 02 1925
Description: Eight men comprising the Heart of the Hills Walking Club, founded by H.E. Cole, pose with a dog beside a house. They are left to right, Harold Baldwin, T.F...
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Huntington House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of Huntington House with large front porch.
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Group Looking over Fence

Date: 1906
Description: A group of adults, including Harry E. Cole (center), stand behind a fence. A sign on the fence reads, "YOU CAN'T PLAY IN OUR BACK YARD."
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Cole Hotel

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Cole Hotel. The building features two stories, a painted sign, and a balcony. On the utility pole, there is an advertisement for the 1921 f...
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Turner's Academy

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of Professor Turner's academy.
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W.S. Pierce House

Date: 1909
Description: W.S. Pierce house under the shade of trees.
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Shorewood Hills League Officers

Date: 05 26 1944
Description: Shorewood Hills League officers on the lawn of the Blackhawk Country Club: Mrs. L.R. Cole (Margaret Cole), Mrs. R.W. Sy (Nettie D. Sy), Mrs. M.R. Irwin (Ma...
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Toll House

Date: 1924
Description: The old toll house. The house is surrounded by a sagging wire fence, and there are two pumps in the overgrown yard.
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Franklin Stove

Date: 10 18 1925
Description: One of two Franklin stoves used in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, built by Nelson P. Hawks in 1840.
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Remington House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Remington House, located on 2nd Street.
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Chimney Rock

Date: 1910
Description: Chimney Rock at the Dells in winter.
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Tavern at Exeter

Date: 1925
Description: A wooden, two-story saltbox style building in an advanced state of neglect.
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Johnstown Center Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from yard of the Johnstown Center Tavern. A dance hall extends the full length of the second-story.
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Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus Poster

Date: 08 1972
Description: Poster advertising for the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus, advertised as the World's largest, which took place August 30, 1972 at the Madison Fair Groun...
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First Beetown House

Date: 1925
Description: An early two-story frame house with a lean-to addition on the rear.

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