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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Sherwin H. Gillett papers and photographs, 1880s-1964 (bulk 1910-1961)
Filter: Subject of lawns
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Free Methodist church. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View across dirt road of homes among trees. View features three residential dwellings, each featuring two stories and porches. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of public school. There is a two-story fire escape on the side of the building. The words "High School" are over the arched entry at the fron... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View down road of a row of houses. Young trees are planted along the lot line and supported by wooden posts. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Lutheran church with a fence and trees in front. There is a shed with a ladder propped against it behind the church. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a two-story public school with a tall steeple surrounded by a lawn. In the background are dwellings among trees, and hills in the far back... |
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| Description: | Exterior view across road of Lutheran church with stained glass and a steeple with a bell and cross. A horse and carriage are moving down the street on the... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across road of a brewery in a residential area. Children are standing on the sidewalk, and on the lawn near a hammock and a lawn swing. A tall industr... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View across road of a two-story home located on a corner lot at 330 5th Avenue. There are signs on the lawn advertising rooms for tourists. A man is standi... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Six men and women and two dogs sitting in the shade at the park. A carved bench is in the foreground, and in the background are houses or cabins. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of exterior of the Honeymoon Cottage in Effinger Park. It features a screened porch. There are two other cottages behind it. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Row of cabins in Effinger Park. Each has a screened back porch. Picnic tables, sling-back chairs, and a parked car are under the trees on the lawn. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | A man and his dog are on the lawn in front of a house. A wooden sign reads, "Cottage and Rooms for Rent." Another sign below advertises for "N.F. Sherman 2... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Methodist Evangelical Church. The building features a sign that says: M.E. 1893. There is a lamp over the entrance, a small, lattice-e... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Exterior of two-story city hall in Library Park. It features a bell tower and mansard roof. There is a plaque mounted over the doorway just below the roof.... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Water fountain near city hall at Library Park. There is a water fountain or bubbler on the edge of the fountain. Two men are sitting on separate benches in... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View from across street of schoolchildren standing and playing on the sidewalk outside the Benton High School. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of the front of the high school. The grounds feature a hand-pump water well and a flag post. |
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