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Wisconsin Dells With Excursion Boat

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Wisconsin River shoreline in the Wisconsin Dells. There is an excursion boat, The Dell Queen, visible in the lower le...
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Filming a Family Eating Lunch

Date: 08 1948
Description: A man films a family as they sit at a picnic table and eat lunch at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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Field of Potatoes on the Farm of Oswald Scheller

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: A promotional card depicting Oswald Scheller and his family on their farm in northern Wisconsin.

The caption below the image reads: "Field of potatoes on...

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Wisconsin Pioneer

Date: 1978
Description: An older woman is splitting wood on a farm. She is wearing a dress and apron.
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Dazzling Display

Date: 05 1955
Description: Apple blossoms in an orchard in the spring. Stacked logs are in the foreground.
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t...
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Wood Pile

Date: 1932
Description: A conical stack of stovewood owned by Delbert Karns of 9th Street, Menomonie stands beside a house. It contained 55 cords of wood.
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Sugar Bush

Date: 1960
Description: Steam and smoke billow as a man is boiling maple syrup on the Harvey Blue farm.
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Exterior Group Portrait of European American Men

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Description: Stereograph of a large group of European American men posing standing outdoors.
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Five Men at a Camp Site

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Description: Outdoor view towards five men posing kneeling in front of two tents.
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Chopping Wood

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Description: View across lawn towards a man swinging an ax to split a piece of wood.
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Farm Buildings and Frame House

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Description: View across grass towards a board frame house, farm buildings, hanging laundry, and a large wood pile.
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Flood Damage

Date: 1911
Description: View across river of buildings along the river's edge. Identified as probably Melrose or Northbend, not Black River Falls. Probably from the flood of 1911.
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Unidentified House with Wood Pile

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Description: Outdoor view across lawn of a two-story wood and brick house. There is a large woodpile stacked on the left.
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Two Men on a Tractor

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Description: View of two men posing standing on a tractor and wagon in a field.
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Union High School

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Description: View across lawn towards the front of a large brick school building. Identified as Union High School
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Black River Falls Schools

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Description: View down snowy road towards two large brick buildings. Identified as the schools in Black River Falls.
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Rustic Dwelling

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Description: View across empty yard towards a small wooden building with a windmill and outbuildings in a dirt yard.
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Hunter's Shack

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Description: Outdoor view of a hunter's shack in a forest, surrounded by snow-covered ground. A dog is sitting by the tree in front.
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Farm

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Description: A view of a farm with a house on the left, a windmill in the center, and a dilapidated building on the right.

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