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Painting at Wiota in Memory of First Settlers

Date: 1925
Description: Painting of Fort Hamilton propped outdoors on a woodpile. An oval inset painting at the top commemorates is titled: "Col. Hamilton Leaving For The Gold Fie...
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Esther Peterson

Date: 1932
Description: Esther Peterson, a student at Mud Branch School, District No. 2, poses leaning against a tree on a hill while holding a baseball bat. There is a road and f...
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Violet Jacobson

Date: 1932
Description: Violet Jacobson, a student at Mud Branch School, District No. 2, poses on her family's farm with several calves. There is a barn and two other outbuildings...
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Blomquist Twins

Date: 1932
Description: Twin brothers Glen and Gilman Blomquist pose in the school yard at the Mud Branch School. The boys are 12-years-old and in the sixth grade.
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Oscar Hendrickson Family

Date: 1932
Description: Oscar Hendrickson and his wife pose with their sons Kenneth and Myron in front of their house. Kenneth, a student at the Mud Branch School, District No. 2,...
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Theodore Vinger Farm

Date: 1932
Description: The Theodore Vinger farmstead sits on gently rolling terrain. A painted sign on the large barn identifies the owner. At the time of the photograph, Martin ...
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Cheese Factory

Date: 1932
Description: View up road towards two men posing near the front of a cheese factory on a small hill; on the right a woman and two girls stand near a side door. Typical ...
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The School at Work

Date: 1932
Description: Teacher Marjorie Carey stands behind her pupils sitting at their desks at the Mud Branch School, District No. 2, as they pose for their photograph. There i...
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Norman Peterson

Date: 1932
Description: Norman Peterson, age 11, holds the reins of a team of horses hitched to a harrow. He is a student at the Mud Branch School, District No. 2. On the reverse ...
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Corduroy Road

Date: 1932
Description: Several old timbers are exposed on Mud Branch Road. A one-mile stretch of the road was originally constructed as a corduroy road because of "quick sand" in...
Postcard

First Capitol of the Territory of Wisconsin, Built 1836

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Description: Colorized photographic postcard view of the First Capitol, which is an unpainted wood frame building, with a log fence and a man standing in front. Caption...
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Dining Table, Belmont Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a rock formation called "Dining Table" with two people posing next to it. Caption reads: "Dining Table, Belmont Mounds."
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Main Street Looking East

Date: 1912
Description: Photographic postcard view of a central business district. On the left is a bank, and a "Place to Eat." Horses and buggies are further down the block. Capt...
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Busy Road near Blanchardville

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of a busy road near Blanchardville. Men are driving a wagon hitched to eight horses, and people are standing in the roa...
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Pecatonica River, Most Crooked River in the World

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Description: Colorized, elevated view of the Pecatonica River with several of its many curves. Cows are grazing in the pasture in the foreground. The landscape is dotte...
Postcard

Blanchardville, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated photographic view of the town of Blanchardville with the commercial district on the left, and residential neighborhoods on the right. The river is...
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High School

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Description: Exterior view of a large brick high school with a belfry and large glass windows. Caption reads: "Blanchardville High School Building, Blanchardville, Wis....
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Interior — Lutheran Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the interior of the Lutheran Church. Pews and hymnals are on each side, and flags are at the altar. A piano is near the pulpi...
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Millinery Shop

Date: 1905
Description: Mrs. Rossing's millinery shop. Left to right: Mrs. Rossing, Viola Rossing, Anna Davis and the trimmer.
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First Wisconsin Capitol 1836

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Description: Three men are posing outside of the First Wisconsin Capitol. The man standing in the middle is C.L. (Neal) Harrington.

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