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Wisconsin State College

Date: 1957
Description: A view of Royce Hall at the Wisconsin State College at Platteville.
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Covered Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: View of covered bridge above the Wisconsin River, 1 mile from Boscobel.
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Bird's-Eye View of Wisconsin River Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bridge crossing the Wisconsin River.
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Wisconsin State College

Date: 1957
Description: Wisconsin State College (later renamed the University of Wisconsin-Platteville). The Student Union is in final stages of construction, and in the foregroun...
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Wisconsin River Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: View of metal bridge spanning the Wisconsin River.
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Wisconsin River Bridge

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Description: View from shore of a covered bridge across the Wisconsin River.
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Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers

Date: 1945
Description: Wyalusing State Park in the Prairie du Chein vicinity. The Wisconsin River is in the foreground and the Mississippi river can be seen below with distant bl...
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Wisconsin River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River. There is a bridge across the river.
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Corn Exhibit at Grant County Fair

Date: 09 17 1912
Description: Boys and Girls Wisconsin No. 7 Corn Exhibit. J.J. Garland of Madison judged the exhibit.
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Aerial Photographs of Boscobel

Date: 03 28 1949
Description: Aerial photographs of Boscobel, Wisconsin.
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Roany House

Date: 1910
Description: House owned by Melvin Garthwaite of Bloomington, Wisconsin.
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Barber Home

Date: 1930
Description: The home of Joel Allen Barber, who helped frame the present constitution of Wisconsin.
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Rountree House

Date: 1948
Description: The John H. Rountree House, built in 1854. According to "The History of Wisconsin" (Vol. I, 1973), "The rise of the settlement at Platte Mounds was indisso...
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Ten Prize Ears

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Description: Prize-winning ears of Wisconsin No. 7 corn on display. Students were given the seeds and encouraged to enter the resulting corn in the contest. The ten ear...
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Residence of First Governor of Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: View from across the street of Nelson Dewey's home.
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Drawing of Tracy Theater

Date: 03 12 1930
Description: Architectural drawing of Tracy Theater in Platteville, Wisconsin, Livermore & Barnes architects.
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Passenger Pigeon Monument

Date: 1947
Description: The Passenger Pigeon Monument was designed and built around 1947. It was erected by the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology.
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Covered Bridge on the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view of railroad bridge over the river. Part of the bridge is covered. Bluffs are in the background.
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Church in Winter

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene with a church, Cassville, Wisconsin. The evergreens and yard are snow-covered. The sidewalk has been shoveled.
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Corn Contest Prize Winners

Date: 05 1911
Description: Six young men, winners of the Wisconsin No. 7 corn contest, pose in front of tent. From left to right: Ray Peterson, Everett Palmer, Earl Ward, Herbert Ec...

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