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Wisconsin's First Aviation Fatality

Date: 09 05 1913
Description: Wisconsin's first air fatality was P.C. Davis, an exhibition pilot from Chicago, who died as a result of injuries sustained during an aerial performance in...
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Range Camp in Camp Douglas

Date: 1915
Description: Entrance to Range Camp. Caption reads: "Entrance to Range Camp, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Camp Williams Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Camp Williams Town, with many houses. In the background are bluffs.
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Wonewoc High School

Date: 1918
Description: The High School in Wonewoc.
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Lone Rock Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View across street and railroad tracks toward the railroad depot in Lone Rock. A man is standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Depot at Lone Rock, Wis."
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Armistice Day Celebration

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: Armistice Day celebration (mock funeral of Kaiser Wilhelm II). Soldier identified is William Carlson, who was disabled by the chemical agent mustard gas an...
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Juneau Hotel

Date: 1919
Description: View across street towards the front and right side of the Juneau Hotel.
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E.S. Minor House

Date: 1919
Description: Front view of E.S. Minor house.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank

Date: 1910
Description: View of front of Farmers & Merchants Bank on a street corner. Other businesses in view include a law office and bakery. Three men are standing in front of ...
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White Rabbit Longtail and C.A. Leicht

Date: 08 1914
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an 85-year-old Ho-Chunk man, White Rabbit Longtail, posing standing and smiling while pretending to scalp his friend, C.A. L...
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Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: A view down Main Street in Camp Douglas.
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World War I Ambulance Company

Date: 1917
Description: Panoramic group portrait of the Wisconsin National Guard Ambulance Company No. 1 at Camp Douglas, together with its ambulances and motorcycles with sidecar...
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Saint Patrick's Church

Date: 1911
Description: Interior of Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, looking down the aisle of pews towards three altars. The left altar depicts Mary, the right altar depict...
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Civil War Cannon at Park

Date: 1911
Description: A decommissioned Civil War cannon at Courthouse Park.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior of the Methodist Evangelical Church. A small boy sits on the curb along the cobblestone street outside the building. Next door to the church is Ho...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1911
Description: View down street towards the exterior of the Catholic Church, where a horse is tied to a tree nearby.
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Mauston Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down brick paved Main Street. A horse and carriage travels along the street. Caption reads: "Scene on Main St., Mauston, Wis."
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Dress Parade

Date: 07 30 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of elevated view of soldiers during a dress parade. Some soldiers are on horseback, but most are on foot. There is a musical band in ...
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Chimney Rock

Date: 08 27 1912
Description: Colorized postcard of Chimney Rock. Trees surround the base. Text at top: "'Chimney Rock,' Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Devil's Monument

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: Colorized postcard of Devil's Monument with trees surrounding it. Text at top reads: "Devil's Monument, Camp Douglas, Wis."

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