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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: A distant view of the Yerkes Observatory.
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Bake Oven

Date: 08 24 1925
Description: An outdoor brick bake oven with utensils alongside. According to the photographer, these were "often used by the early taverns."
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Telescope at Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: The telescope inside the dome at Yerkes Observatory.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the large dome of Yerkes Observatory.
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Kingston Jail

Date: 1925
Description: The Kingston Jail.
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Durwards Glen Chapel on a Hill

Date: 1909
Description: Stone chapel on a hillside at Durwards Glen.
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Mine Building

Date: 1910
Description: Mining building. Possibly in Ironton.
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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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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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Lombardy Poplar Trees

Date: 1909
Description: View of two Lombardy poplar trees next to a stone building.
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Mining Building

Date: 1910
Description: An old, dilapidated mining building surrounded by a field.
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Remington House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Remington House, located on 2nd Street.
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Falhenstern's Mill

Date: 1924
Description: A deteriorating wooden structure with a stone foundation stands on an overgrown site.
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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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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Yerkes Observatory showing the entrance and two domes. There are prairie plants in the foreground.
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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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Woman at Spring

Date: 1925
Description: An unidentified woman stands beside a stone spring house at a spring between Mt. Horeb and Black Earth.
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Stone Hop House

Date: 1908
Description: Stone Hop House, built by Dr. Taylor on section 27, Northeast corner of the Town of Greenfield.
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Winnebago Indian Monument

Date: 1920
Description: In recognition of the loyalty and patronage of the Winnebago Indians.

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