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Deserted Cabin at Camp Douglas

Date: 07 1900
Description: View across field of a deserted cabin at Camp Douglas. Another group of cabins are behind a fence on the right. Trees and foliage are in the background.
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Sauk County Manhunt Searchers

Date: 08 24 1961
Description: Three Jefferson County Sheriff Department officers and a search volunteer posing with two bloodhounds that took part in a manhunt for a suspect from an inc...
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Meal at Camp Douglas

Date: 1914
Description: Group portrait of a number of soldiers, and a young boy, at Camp Douglas having a meal on an improvised table near a tree. One of the men has a dog on his ...
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Company "K" Fourth Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 1917
Description: Panoramic group portrait of Company "K" Fourth Wisconsin Infantry. In the background is a rock formation, one of several in the area, with trees. The soldi...
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Margaret Kocher and Richard Retzlaff

Date: 10 10 1978
Description: Margaret Kocher and Richard Retzlaff of Wonewoc posing in front of their 100-year-old barn. "People are always saying we should tear it down because it's t...
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Judging Corn

Date: 1920
Description: A group of Native American men, women and children are posing around a table piled with ears of corn in front of a stage in an auditorium. Several of the m...
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Twin Bluffs Petroglyphs

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Description: Figures carved in stone at Twin Bluffs petroglyph site.
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Champion River Birch

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Betula nigra judged in 1963 to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin. The tree has a low fork with three major branches. ...
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Woodside Ranch

Date: 1971
Description: View from shade of trees towards a line of teenagers and adults riding horses along a dirt path. Across the road in the background are the barns and stable...
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Hiking along Sparta Trail

Date: 1967
Description: A group of men and women walking along a gravel path.
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Turkey Hunting

Date: 04 1966
Description: A man in hunting gear is kneeling on the ground holding his rifle in his right hand, and holding up a dead turkey in his left.
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Whittling

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Description: Close-up view of a man sitting in a chair and whittling an animal figure.
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Man Whittling

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Description: Man sitting on a rocking chair in a yard whittling in a rocking chair in front of a log cabin that has a sign reading: "Elwood." Lanterns and antlers are h...
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Deer Hunting Near New Miner

Date: 1948
Description: Four men and a woman are posing around a car, on which three killed deer are set on the hood of the car. A cat has its paws on the front of the car and is ...
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Retiring Railroad Conductor

Date: 12 31 1957
Description: Patrick J. Donnelly (left) on his last day of work after serving as conductor with the North Western Railway for 52 years. K.M. Prenot (right), a brakeman ...
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Elroy Street Scene

Date: 1986
Description: View along a commercial street in Elroy (now State Road 80). The Elroy Theater marquee is advertising screenings of the movie "Nothing in Common." Signs fo...
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Main Street

Date: 1904
Description: View across a body of water toward several buildings along a shoreline. Caption reads: "Main Street, Necedah, Wis. looking south from the residence of Dr. ...
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Rock Formation Between Hustler and Lisbon

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Description: View of a rock formation with trees growing on and around it. Fence posts, power lines, and some farm buildings are nearby on the right. Caption reads: "Ro...
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Western Wisconsin Camp Association

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Description: Members of the Western Wisconsin Camp Association are gathered outside of a cabin sitting on benches.
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Melvina Krauss and Friends

Date: 1949
Description: Reverend Melvina Krauss (in front wearing a dark dress) posing with three other women. They are probably members of the Western Wisconsin Camp Association....

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