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Family around Fountain in Fenced Yard

Date: 1875
Description: Family around fountain in fenced yard, with a boy on tricycle and family on steps of large frame house with parapet trim on porch and house roof. There are...
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Hillyer Family on Front Porch

Date: 1875
Description: The Edwin and Angeline Coe Hillyer family is grouped at the corner of a large Greek Revival house with ornamental railing work on its porch roof. A man is ...
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View from road towards the gates of the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View looking down hill towards the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: Front entrance of Octagon House. Caption reads: "Another Fond du Lac octagon is this one, built in 1850, although it looks for all the world like one of th...
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McDonald Residence

Date: 1920
Description: View of a large house of Greek Architecture, with Corinthian pillars or columns. Built by John S. McDonald, and later owned by the McMillan estate. General...
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Simmons Residence

Date: 1880
Description: Simmons residence, with people sitting on the porch and standing near the front entrance.
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McDonald Residence from Park Avenue and 2nd Street

Date: 1920
Description: Home of John McDonald, Park Avenue and Second Street. General U.S. Grant was a guest at this home at one time.
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Dahl Residence

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Description: View from street towards the M.K. Dahl residence, with several children seated on the front porch, and a woman standing on the left.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Melon Party (with Melons)

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of children with giant watermelons. Four girls wearing dresses and bows hold a giant slice of melon across them as they all bite into it. Two ...
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The Plocker Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an older photograph of the William Plocker (Plokker) Tavern south of Fairwater. An unidentified couple sits in the front yard; the man holds a ra...
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Wright, Evans, and Shaler Halls, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: View across lawn toward the Wright, Evans, and Shaler Halls at Ripon College. The building is made out of stone, and a porch with columns protects each doo...
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Merriman Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: A pathway leads to Merriman Hall at Ripon College. The columned porch shelters a double door entrance and supports a second floor balcony. The middle thir...
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Smith Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: Smith Hall at Ripon College features a three-story porch, supported by columns and which shelters the entrance. Brackets add decoration to the roof. Vines ...
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West Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1867
Description: View across lawn toward the facade of West Hall at Ripon College. The entrance doors are elevated above ground level, reached by a large porch with curved ...
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Ripon College Commons

Date: 1867
Description: View across lawn toward the commons building at Ripon College, partially obscured by trees.
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Residential Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward houses on both sides of a tree-lined street. A woman is walking down the sidewalk on the left side of the street, and anoth...
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Where the Teacher Lives

Date: 1932
Description: This two-story, wood frame house with Eastlake detailing and front bay window was owned by Mrs. Carl Kreawaldt. The New Fane school teacher, Miss Marie E. ...
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House in Winter

Date: 1932
Description: A one and one-half story house stands in a snowy landscape. A woman is walking toward the back door, hiding her face with a hand. The house was the childho...
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St. Kilian Catholic Church

Date: 1907
Description: View of a church and neighboring dwellings. A field is in the foreground. Caption reads: "St. Kilian Cath. Church."

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