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German Evangelical Association Church

Date: 1920
Description: German Evangelical Association Church and adjacent cemetery, also known as Zion Evangelical Church. When services were discontinued in the early 1920s the...
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Spirit of the Northwest Monument

Date: 1950
Description: "Spirit of the Northwest" monument by Sidney Bedore, on the grounds of the Brown County Court House. Represented, left to right: a member of the Fox Tribe,...
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Concordia Mills

Date: 1934
Description: Exterior of Concordia Mills, once a grain/grist mill.
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Van Niel Shrine

Date: 1890
Description: A shrine put up by J.H. Van Niel, who came over with Fr. Van den Broek. Destroyed about 1895.
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Historical Marker, Blackhawk Surrender

Date: 04 1930
Description: View of a historical marker commorating Black Hawk's surrender in 1832, located on Highway 35. Caption reads: "Tablet on Highway #35 * Victory, Wis."
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Marker, Oshaukuta

Date: 1940
Description: A marker at the site of the former village of Oshaukuta on Highway 51, north of Portage. The marker states: "This tablet marks the site where the village o...
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Quisling Towers Apartments

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Quisling Towers Apartment building, 1 East Gilman Street at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. Built in the Art Moderne style by the Quisling bro...
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Pabst Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The road in front is lined with cars, including a fuel truck. In the foreground is a parking lot with two cars. The large brewery building has a chimney ...
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Pabst Theatre from Bridge

Date: 1935
Description: Down the road and across the bridge from the theatre. Iron work on the bridge obstructs the view of the theatre. Cars are crossing the bridge, and pedestri...
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Derleth and His Home

Date: 1952
Description: Wisconsin author August Derleth standing in front of his Sauk City home, "the Place of the Hawks."
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Fueling Motor Truck

Date: 1913
Description: Well-dressed man standing in urban alley fueling an International Model M motor truck through a funnel.
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Man in Screen Company Truck

Date: 1913
Description: Man seated in an International Model M truck parked along curb in a urban area. The truck was operated by the "Lake View Screen Company," whose merchandise...
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Birdbath at Holden Farm

Date: 05 1924
Description: View of a birdbath standing among trees at Holden Farm. In the background behind a wire fence, chickens are in an orchard.
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Girl with Lunchpail

Date: 1918
Description: A girl wearing a hat, winter coat and gloves walking through a field while carrying a lunch pail.
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Canning Chicken

Date: 05 1924
Description: Helen Holden using a pair of tongs to remove a can of chicken from a metal container on Holden Poultry Farm.
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Woman on Farmhouse Porch

Date: 1920
Description: A woman wearing a dress and apron washes her hands in a metal bucket set on a table on a farmhouse porch. Multiple metal pails with handles and a milk pail...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mr. and Mrs John Breirg, posing standing near a prop fence and gate. The man is standing on the left wear...
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Emma Dryer Sitting Outdoors

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Description: Candid portrait of Emma Dryer, seated outdoors. She is wearing a dark-colored dress and holding a book. There is a fence and foliage behind her.
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Cope and McGrew

Date: 1914
Description: Doc Copeland (left) and McGrew sitting together on a fence made of logs. There is a building with a long roof and a skylight in the background.
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Grave Detail

Date: 1910
Description: A detail of a grave at an Indian village by Namakan lake. There is a box containing various tokens by the wooden coffin.

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