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Deer Hunters' Camp

Date: 1885
Description: Deer hunters' camp in Northern Wisconsin. Image includes six hunters and their dogs posed in front of their cabin with hanging deer carcasses.
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Frank A. Haskell

Date: 1862
Description: Lt. Frank A. Haskell, adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. In 1862 Haskell became aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon who commanded the Iron Brigade. Wh...
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Barstow Street

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of Barstow Street looking north. View from the corner of Main Street, where the Eau Claire Book and Stationary Company later stood, looking n...
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Herreman Drugstore

Date: 1918
Description: Rial Herreman, Sr. and Rial Herreman, Jr. inside the Herreman Drugstore in Boyd, Wisconsin.
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Edwin H. Blashfield

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edwin H. Blashfield, American mural painter and mosaic artist, whose work can be seen at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Whe...
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Civil Air Patrol Volunteer

Date: 1943
Description: Jesse C. Brabazon, a pioneer aviator from Delavan, Wisconsin, in his uniform as a member of the Milwaukee Wing of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.
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Limnology Apparatus

Date: 1890
Description: Apparatus for limnological research conducted at Trout Lake, Wisconsin and elsewhere.
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First to Fly — Side View of Wright Airplane

Date: 1910
Description: An original vintage print from the Arthur Pratt Warner collection of a two-seat Wright airplane. The airplane is identified on the print only as a 1910 mac...
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John Nuwi

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Description: Three-quarter length formal portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Nuwi, a Mascouten (or Prairie) Potawatomi, who lived at Skunk Hill in Wood Coun...
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City Hall

Date: 1918
Description: View across and down a street towards the Baraboo City Hall.
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Robert M. La Follette Jr., and his Mother

Date: 1919
Description: Snapshot of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and Belle Case La Follette seated on a bench during a California vacation. They made this trip without Robert M. L...
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City Hall Clock Tower

Date: 1947
Description: Clock tower.
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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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Baptist Church and a Man in Top Hat

Date: 1870
Description: View of a Baptist church, two small trees, and a man standing in front of the church, wearing a top hat. Baptist Church, 4th Avenue and Niagara Street, bui...
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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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St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie Towers Model

Date: 1930
Description: Model of the St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie Towers project, ca. 1927-1931, intended for New York City. Taken at an exhibit of the works of Frank Lloyd Wright a...
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Bridge in Wrightstown

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of a bridge and logging debris around residential homes.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of Yerkes Observatory.
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American Fur Company Warehouse

Date: 1922
Description: Detail of the entrance of the American Fur Company warehouse, also called Old Treaty Hall. In 1832 the fur company moved its Bayfield post to the Island (M...
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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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