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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | View of a parlor interior (probably that of Herman Amberg Preus's parsonage) with a bay window and draperies, a statue, plants, an ornate clock on a table ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Portage canal and lock, with the Indian Agency House in the center background. The canal was dug in 1849 as part of the Fox-Wisconsin ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A view of the Portage Canal and lock. The Indian Agency House in the center background. The canal was dug in 1849 as part of the Fox-Wisconsin waterway pro... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Indian Agency House near the site of Fort Winnebago. View of Portage Canal in foreground. The canal was dug in 1849 as part of the Fox... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A small crowd gathers for a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) ceremony under an open air structure, probably in the Wisconsin Dells. Two men in ceremonial dress stand i... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Two women compete in a curling match. Several spectators are visible in the background. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Rural scene of a cluster of farm buildings with a pond in the foreground. On the horizon, trees cover the hills. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Chapel, from the front path leading to the Gothic-arched doorway. Trees line the left and right of the path. A cross on the roof can seen through the topmo... |
| Date: | 04 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 01 1974 |
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| Description: | A harrow in a field casting a long shadow on the snow-covered ground. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Poll workers wait for voters at the Town Hall. They are seated at tables on a platform. Below are a wood burning stove and folding chairs. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | A woman walks down a country lane with two horses. There is snow on the road and trees on both sides of the lane are bare of leaves. |
| Date: | 1981 |
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| Description: | Outside front cover of the 1981 State Historical Society calendar. View of hot air balloons ascending near Wisconsin Dells. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Jaws rock formation in the Wisconsin Dells. |
| Community: | Portage |
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| County: | Columbia |
| Historic Name: | Owen, G.J. House |
| Reference Number: | 3670 |
| Community: | Portage |
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| County: | Columbia |
| Historic Name: | Russell, J.M. Rental House |
| Reference Number: | 3653 |
| Community: | Portage |
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| County: | Columbia |
| Historic Name: | Llywelyn and Mary Breese House |
| Reference Number: | 3688 |
| Community: | Portage |
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| County: | Columbia |
| Historic Name: | St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Church |
| Reference Number: | 3627 |
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