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Rural Telephone Operator

Date: 11 1954
Description: Henry Anderson runs a switchboard on his 90th birthday, with his smoking paraphernalia and a photograph of him at the switchboard on a table nearby.
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street with horse-drawn wagons parked at the side of the dirt road.
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Milwaukee Street in Clinton

Date: 1920
Description: View down center of Milwaukee Street. Houses are on both sides.
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Natesta Farmhouse

Date: 07 15 1925
Description: Natesta farmhouse and cabin site in Clinton.
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Natesta Cabin Site

Date: 07 15 1925
Description: Natesta cabin site in Clinton. View down road, with a fence on the right, and fields on both sides.
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Newhouse House

Date: 07 1925
Description: Newhouse home.
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Burial Site of Gjermund Hansen in Clinton

Date: 07 1925
Description: Burial site of Gjermund Hansen (1786-1840), said to be the first Norwegian immigrant buried in Wisconsin.
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On the Way to the Farm

Date: 1983
Description: Highway X, East of Clinton, near the Wisconsin border, on the way to the farm.
Postcard

Clinton Rail Road Station

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view of the railroad station yard master's tower. Caption reads: "R. R. Station, Clinton, Wis."
Postcard

Highland Avenue, Looking South

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view of Highland Avenue looking south, with homes, sidewalks and a row of young trees on the terrace. Caption reads: "Highland Ave., loo...
Postcard

Clinton Baptist Church

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Baptist Church, obscured by trees. Caption reads: "Clinton Baptist Church, Clinton, Wis."
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Man Harvesting Corn with Farmall M Tractor

Date: 09 09 1948
Description: View across harvested field towards a man using a wagon and an ensilage harvester drawn by a Farmall M tractor on 132 acre farm of A.W. Reisseeum. In the b...
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Jefferson Prairie Historic Marker

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: Great grandchildren of Ole Knutson Nattestad, the first Norwegian settler in Wisconsin, Sonja Kay and John Carlton, standing with their parents, Mr. and Mr...
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Jefferson Prairie Historic Marker

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: Judge Chester R. Christensen, Rock County Judge, speaking at the dedication ceremony of the Jefferson Prairie Settlement historical marker. Seated behind h...
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Norris Dam

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam.
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Norris Dam Under Construction

Date: 1935
Description: An elevated, panoramic view of the construction of the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled.
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Norris Dam

Date: 05 23 1936
Description: Elevated, panoramic view across water towards the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled.
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Norris Dam, Side View

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam from the west side of the Clinch River.
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Norris Dam Under Construction (Looking Upstream)

Date: 1935
Description: Panoramic view of the construction of the Norris Dam, looking upstream. On the left the text reads: "West Bank," and on the right it reads: "East Bank."
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Clinton High School Band

Date: 1979
Description: Clinton Junior High School Band playing in front of a feed mill.

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