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Aerial View of Downtown Verona and Farmland

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Verona including businesses, houses, and the surrounding farm land.
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Ku Klux Klan Funeral

Date: 12 05 1924
Description: Klansmen of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing conic masks and white robes gather in front of St. James Lutheran Church, Verona, for the funeral of Herbert C. ...
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Memorial Baptist Church

Date: 1907
Description: View of Memorial Baptist church. Caption reads: "Memorial Baptist Church, Verona, Wis."
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Aerial View of Fluckiger Farm

Date: 02 09 1949
Description: Three aerial views of the John Fluckiger farm and farm buildings amid snow-covered fields near Verona, operated by son Ivan Fluckiger.
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Ralph Jacobs Gift Shop

Date: 12 16 1949
Description: Exterior view of Ralph Jacobs' gift shop on County Highway PB in the town of Verona.
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Dane Co. Home For The Aged

Date: 02 22 1950
Description: Exterior side view of Dane Co. Home For The Aged, showing porches and a dangerous fire escape. The newspaper headline calls the building a "fire trap."
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Dane County Hospital and Home

Date: 04 1981
Description: A grand horseshoe-shaped staircase in the center of the entrance to this Grecian-style building on Highway 151. The Hospital and home stand tall with large...
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Aerial View of Dane County Hospital

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County Hospital, looking west. Excavating for a more modern east wing that was finished in 1960 can be seen near the main building....
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Aerial View of Dane County Hospital

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County Hospital, looking north. Excavating for a more modern east wing that was finished in 1960 can be seen. It had been called t...
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Dane County Home

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Description: Front view of the Dane County Home. The facility was renamed the Badger Prairie Healthcare Center in 1985. As of October 2010, a brand new hospital at the ...
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Dane County Poor House

Date: 03 20 1954
Description: Front view of the Dane County Home (also known as the "poor house" or "poor farm") is pictured as it is being torn down. It was built in 1855 and located o...
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After the Ceremony

Date: 07 01 1978
Description: A bridesmaid after the ceremony at St. Andrews Catholic Church.
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Dane County Asylum near Verona

Date: 1911
Description: View across dirt road of the asylum and grounds. A large three-story building is spread out over several acres. Stairs are leading up to entrances on the s...
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1911
Description: View down center of Main Street. On the left is a storefront with large display windows and a barrel near the entrance. In front is a horse and buggy hitch...
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage Erected 1908

Date: 1911
Description: View across street of the German Lutheran Church. There is a lamppost and a sign at the foot of the stairs. A fenced-in churchyard is on the right. The par...
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Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Date: 1911
Description: View across street of the M.E. Church, which is a one-story wood frame building with a weather vane on the steeple. There are tall windows on either side o...
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Bank and Post Office

Date: 1911
Description: View from street towards a building housing the post office and bank, which are on the main floor at the top of a flight of steps. A datestone above one of...
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Wild Mustard

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Description: View of a field of wild mustard with yellow flowers. A barn and silo are in the far background.
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Verona Township High School

Date: 01 08 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Verona Township High School, Verona, Wis." The brick high school with arched windows was organized in 1899 and the first class gradua...

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