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Capitol (Third)

Date: 1870
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol (second in Madison), surrounded by trees. When construction on the capitol was completed in 1868, the structure measured ...
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Gorge of the Bad River

Date: 1929
Description: The gorge of the Bad River below Brownstone Falls.
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McDonald Residence

Date: 1920
Description: View of a large house of Greek Architecture, with Corinthian pillars or columns. Built by John S. McDonald, and later owned by the McMillan estate. General...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1876
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, mostly obscured by trees.
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Shot Tower Shaft

Date: 1950
Description: The shot tower shaft at Tower Hill State Park.
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Swiss Chapel

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of a Swiss chapel built by the Count and Countess Erick Von Bretzel in 1893.
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Racine College

Date: 1858
Description: "Caption reads: "College at Racine, Wisconsin.
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Migrant Cherry Pickers

Date: 1963
Description: Filiberto Almendarez and his children, who are migrant workers, pose in front of cherry trees. The family, including Filiberto and children, Filiberto Jr.,...
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Violet and Judith Dousman

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Description: Violet and Judith Dousman seated together between a canna bed and a weeping mulberry.
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: The rustic bridge on Lake Mendota Drive, over a ravine in Shorewood Hills. The sign on the left reads: "$5 FINE, For riding or driving over this bridge fas...
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Willms Christmas Tree Stand

Date: 1885
Description: A Christmas tree stand made by Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917), a cigarmaker, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is probably made of cigar boxes. Written on back:...
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Rio Family Harvesting Cherries

Date: 1963
Description: Migrant workers from Mexico, Joe Rio, his wife, and six of their eleven children, pose for a photo during a cherry harvest.

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