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Huntington House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of Huntington House with large front porch.
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Turner's Academy

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

Date: 1909
Description: W.S. Pierce house under the shade of trees.
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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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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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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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First Beetown House

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

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view from yard of Dr. Taylor's house, which was once a post office in the Town of Greenfield.
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Melchior Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View from road of a two-story brick structure identified as the Melchior Hotel. See also image 67069.
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Herman Rafoth

Date: 1925
Description: Herman Rafoth, smoking a pipe, stands behind a two-story wooden house. Rafoth was the driver of a stage held up by Raymond Holzse on May 8, 1880. A woman...
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Wood Frame House

Date: 1909
Description: A wood frame house, with a porch, which was formerly the post office, owned by Mr. Edgar Wood, who was the postmaster.
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Cleopatra's Needle

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Cleopatra's Needle with Devil's Lake in the background. There is a cottage on the far side of the lake.
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Old Settlers Cabin

Date: 1906
Description: W.H. Canfield stands in front of a log cabin. There is a brick chimney on the right side of the building.
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The Red Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A deteriorating wooden structure with two gables on the front, identified as the Red Tavern between Kilbourn and Mauston, built in 1848.
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The Western Inn

Date: 1925
Description: A woman on horseback poses with another horse in front of the three-story Western Inn as people look on from the porches. There is a large belvedere on th...

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