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Memorial Chapel

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of Memorial Chapel at Lawrence College.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of window details in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Main Street Looking North from Forest Avenue

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Description: Elevated view of the Lewis House. In the foreground men are sitting in horse-drawn wagons in the street.
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Kenosha Cemetery

Date: 1900
Description: The exterior wall along the Kenosha cemetery.
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John R. Commons in Suit

Date: 1895
Description: Candid portrait of John Commons posing in front of a lace curtain with his hands in his pockets. This may have been taken while he was at Syracuse Universi...
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Spence's Observation Tower

Date: 1877
Description: View of Spence's observation tower. There is a group of people standing on its upper balcony.
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The U.S. Hotel

Date: 1858
Description: The U.S. Hotel was constructed in 1852 by Hugh Phillips to be used for mercantile purposes, but later transformed into the hotel. A group of people are sta...
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Levitan Building

Date: 1973
Description: The Levitan Building, 15 West Main Street. The detail over the entrance exhibits Egyptian architecture in the terra cotta details. The columns are copies o...
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Church

Date: 1915
Description: View of the front of a church near Oak Grove.
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Men Threshing

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Description: View across fence towards a crew of twenty men posing sitting or standing on a threshing machine and a steam tractor.
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Perry and Elsie Horton with Dogs

Date: 1937
Description: Perry and Elsie Horton, parents of Myles Horton, with fox hounds, at Highlander Folk School.
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Timothy Howe

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Description: Studio portrait of Timothy Howe. Born in Livermore, Me., Feb. 24, 1816. Member of the Maine legislature in 1845. He moved to Wisconsin; was elected a judge...
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Abandoned Stone Schoolhouse

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Description: Schoolhouse at Lawerton(?), built 1859. There is a bell tower on the roof. Several of the windows are boarded up, and the door is either wide open or missi...
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Studio Portrait of Nellie Eagle Swallow

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Nellie Eagle Swallow, posing standing and wearing very long Winnebago earrings, a beaded headband with two eagle feath...
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Robert Novak

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Description: Color portrait of newspaper and television journalist Robert Novak. A loyal and generous alumnus of the University of Illinois, he is seen here wearing hi...
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Alice Kent Trimpey

Date: 1930
Description: A portrait of the photographer's wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, sitting. Mrs. Trimpey was an authority on antiques and antique dolls.
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South Face of Wadsworth Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the south face of Wadsworth Hall. A flag flies from the pediment. A large lawn with shrubs and trees is in the foreground.
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Men Crossing Stream in International Model M Truck

Date: 1913
Description: Three men in an International Model M truck driving through a stream in a wooded area.
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Men Baling Hay with Motor Hay Press

Date: 1914
Description: View through an open doorway of men baling hay using an engine powered hay press inside a barn.
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Whirling Thunder St. Croix Indian

Date: 1930
Description: Saint Croix Ojibwa man, bare-chested, wearing a feather war bonnet.

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