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Peshtigo Fire

Date: 11 25 1871
Description: Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak...
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Peshtigo Schoolhouse

Date: 1871
Description: Photographic print of a wood engraving of a schoolhouse and children in Peshtigo. From the book "Sketch of the Great Fire In Peshtigo."
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Indian Sugar Makers

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Description: Illustration of an Indian (possibly Menominee) camp of sugar makers.
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Springtime Air Conditioning Ad

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Description: "It's Always Springtime on the C&O," an advertising brochure issued by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to publicize its status as the first railroad to air ...
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Albion Academy North Hall

Date: 1890
Description: North Hall. Caption reads: "Academy North Hall".
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Langlade County Memorial Hospital

Date: 1955
Description: The Langlade County Memorial Hospital.
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Berlin High School

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Berlin High School, with children playing and people walking in the foreground.
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Haas House in Calumet Harbor

Date: 1847
Description: Carl de Haas house from across a river.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1907
Description: View of a Lutheran church. Caption reads: "View of Centerville" and "Lutheran Church".
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Seymour Brooks Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Downtown East Troy with the Seymour Brooks residence. Caption reads: "Res. of Seymour brooks, Sec 4 Fast Troy TP Wis Breeder of Derham Cattle American Meri...
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Scenes of Camp and Army Life

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Description: "Scenes of Camp and Army Life." Idyllic lithograph view of nine scenes of Union Army life.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Church.
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Grant County Soldier's Monument

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view of the Grant County Soldier's Monument. A group of people are standing around the monument. A large building is in the background. Caption at...
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Santa and Children on a Coffee Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising greeting card which reads "Handsome Christmas Card in Every package of Lion Coffee, November 5 to Christmas Day." The card depicts Santa Claus ...
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Christmas Pudding-Woolson Spice Co.

Date: 1890
Description: Chromolithographed card issued by the Woolson Spice Co. to present Christmas greetings to its customers. The card depicts children around a Christmas tree,...
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Chronicle Office

Date: 1855
Description: Chronicle newspaper office, the first building on the townsite of Superior, built in 1853 by William C. Howenstine, John T. Morgan, and August Zachau.
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Linear Mound on the Dividing Ridge

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Description: Two men enjoy the shade among Native American burial mounds on the Dividing Ridge, a recessional moraine, between Lakes Monona and Wingra in Madison, Wisco...
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Salisbury House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Salisbury house, with a horse-drawn wagon located to the left side of the home and William Salisbury, John Salisbury, Mrs. William Sal...
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Case Residence

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view across street towards the Case Residence. People are in a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground.
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Methodist Episcopal Parsonage

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Description: Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, built in 1905. Caption on print at top reads: "Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, Montfort, Wis. Built 1905." Caption at bottom:...

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