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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 05 1898
Description: Elevated view over the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building (Wisconsin Historical Society) which is under construction. The Wisconsin State Capit...
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Memorial Park

Date: 1949
Description: A line of trees against a dramatic sky of clouds.
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Trout Fishing on the Brule

Date: 1949
Description: A man wading and fishing in the Brule River. He is wearing waders, a plaid shirt, hat and creel, and has netted a fish. In the background is a forest and p...
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Camp McCoy Rifle Range

Date: 07 1949
Description: Elevated view of the Rifle Range at Camp McCoy during National Guard encampment of the 32nd Infantry Division. The soldiers are lined up in pairs on the le...
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Wisconsin Winter

Date: 1950
Description: Trees and snow, with buildings behind trees in the background. In the far background are hills or bluffs with rocky outcroppings.
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Wind and Trees

Date: 1950
Description: Birch and pine trees on a snow covered hillside in the spring. The location is on Lake Michigan near the Michigan border.
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Pastorale

Date: 1950
Description: Cows grazing in a pasture with trees and a dramatic sky of clouds.
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Near Wyoming Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin farm scene, south of Lone Rock, but in Iowa County. A church can be seen on the left. The hills are the south bluffs of the Wisconsin River.
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: Dramatic view of Holy Hill against a sky full of clouds. In the foreground, cows are grazing in fenced fields.
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Haying

Date: 1950
Description: Haying on the farm with dramatic clouds in the background. The John Deere tractor is pulling the chopper as it empties into a wagon.
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Simpson's Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View down hill towards a farm in a valley, with harvested corn in corn shocks in the field. Tree-lined hills are in the background. Text on reverse of imag...
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Mendota Race

Date: 09 01 1950
Description: A sailboat race on Lake Mendota.
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Threatening Skies

Date: 08 1951
Description: Threatening skies loom over boats, piers and boathouses in Eagle harbor.
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Lonely Lighthouse

Date: 1952
Description: Rawley Point Lighthouse, located in the Point Beach State Forest. It is 111 feet tall.
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After the Storm

Date: 01 1952
Description: Snow scene along County Trunk Highway A after a snow storm. The snow has drifted alongside a wooden fence in the foreground. There are power poles and a sn...
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Winter Trim

Date: 1954
Description: Snow-covered pine trees against a dramatic sky with clouds.
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Starkness Offshore

Date: 1954
Description: Wood from a dead tree on the Lake Wisconsin shoreline protruding from the water, and silhouetted against the reflection of a dramatic sky. The far shore is...
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Stubby Sentinel

Date: 1954
Description: View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore.
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Last Light

Date: 1955
Description: Docked sailboats at dusk. There are silhouettes of people standing on the pier in the distance.
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Homestead

Date: 1955
Description: View down unpaved road towards a rustic house and garage, with a truck parked in front. There are woods behind the buildings.

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