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Farmers' Cooperative

Date: 09 04 1960
Description: Quonset hut-style Wyocena Farmer's Cooperative.
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Farmers and Merchants Union Bank

Date: 1954
Description: Facade of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, a Louis H. Sullivan building.
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Religious Fountain in Durwards Glen

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Description: Brick and stone religious fountain in the shape of a Gothic arch, with a cross in the center and a pinnacle on top. The cross is engraved with the words, "...
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Dell House

Date: 1910
Description: Dell House, built in 1828 by Robert Allen in the vicinity of the Wisconsin Dells. This Inn was later operated by the J.B. McCuen Family. It burned down som...
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House with Fence

Date: 1907
Description: View up dirt road or track towards a two-story L-shaped frame house with a fence along the front. The right end of the house has a roof suspended over the ...
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Steamboat on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: View from elevated rocks on shoreline of a steamboat on the Wisconsin River touring the Wisconsin Dells.
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Cambria Cannery

Date: 08 10 1947
Description: Aerial view of Cambria Cannery.
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Aerial View of Portage

Date: 02 09 1949
Description: One of five aerial views of Portage, including the frozen Wisconsin River.
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Landscape from the Top of Gibraltar Rock

Date: 1909
Description: The view from Gibraltar Rock across farm fields and woods. There are corn shocks in several of the fields. A farm house and outbuildings stand near a pond...
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Village Blacksmith at Pioneer Village

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Description: A man in a plaid shirt and heavy apron holding the hoof of a horse in one hand, and a long file in the other. They are surrounded by metal wares and metal ...
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Dancing Waters

Date: 1955
Description: Lighted, choreographed water fountain show.
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Storage Building

Date: 05 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of a storage building with warped metal siding.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 09 04 1960
Description: Exterior view of an abandoned, two-story farmhouse. A large tree is in the foreground. The base of a windmill is on the left, with a water pump stamped "Hu...
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Farmland

Date: 06 08 1963
Description: A group of farm buildings, as seen from across a field of growing corn. Several trees surround the farm buildings.
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Abandonded Farm with Windmill

Date: 06 09 1963
Description: View of a dilapidated outbuilding and a windmill on an abandoned farm.
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Open Barn Door

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: A wooden barn door is partly opened, inside a seat of a tractor is visible. Various weeds and tall grasses grow in front of the barn door.
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Abandoned Farm with Overgrown Yard

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: An abandoned farm with overgrown foliage. In the background is a farmhouse. The doorway is detailed with decorative pilasters or engaged columns flanking t...
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Barn and Silo

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: Rear view of a barn with stone foundation and a cement silo. In the foreground are overgrown shrubs and grass.
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H.H. Bennett Studio, Front and West Side

Date: 1875
Description: Front and west side of Bennett Studio. There is a windmill behind the building.
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Dixon's Canada Store

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Description: Elevated view of storefront of Dixon's Canada Store. Dixon’s Canada Store was reputed to be the finest dry-goods emporium west of Milwaukee in the mid 1860...

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