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Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House. Men are sitting on the porch near the front door. A sign above the door reads, in part: "J. Yo.....
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Lee's Oshkosh Airplane

Date: 1932
Description: In order to undertake a trans-Atlantic flight to Norway, Clyde Allen Lee sought financial support from the local Oshkosh clothing company. The sign painted...
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Native Americans near Keshena

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Description: Native Americans on the Menominee Reservation near Keshena, Wisconsin. A white man in the foreground appears to be drawing something out of camera range. T...
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Elderly Chippewa Man

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Description: White Feather, an elderly Chippewa (Ojibwa) man said to be 129-years-old. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbi...
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On Lake Superior with Dog Team

Date: 1945
Description: Mary L. Eldridge, Dick Eldridge, Barney Johnson, and two other people kneeling in front of dog sled on Lake Superior.
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Loaded Sled is Ready to Go

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Description: Dog sled loaded with luggage. Identified from left: first two unidentified; Mary Louise O'Brien Eldridge; Richard Eldridge; Margaret Russell; Gram Johnson ...
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Atlas Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Atlas Mill, a Kimberly-Clark Company mill.
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Barron County Court House

Date: 1920
Description: Barron County Court House.
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Mound Marker

Date: 1930
Description: View of the panther itaglio effigy mound marker, located on Highway 106 West. The text on the marker reads: "Panther Intaglio Effigy; Panther Type, Length ...
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Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library

Date: 1910
Description: The Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library.
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Loyola Villa Chapel

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Description: Interior view of the Loyola Villa Chapel, looking towards the altar.
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Elementary School

Date: 1925
Description: Elementary school on Washington Island.
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Mormon House

Date: 1946
Description: View of a Mormon house dating from James Strang's settlement.
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Mormon House

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior view of a Mormon house dating from James Strang's settlement.
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Milwaukee Road Railroad Depot

Date: 1930
Description: The Milwaukee Road Railroad Depot.
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Stone Farmhouse

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior view of a farmhouse in the vicinity of Shullsburg, "typical of early stone houses in southwestern Wisconsin."
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Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1925
Description: A blacksmith shop in what was formerly known as Pheasant Branch.
Postcard

Ludlow House

Date: 12 1958
Description: The Ludlow house, home of Arabut Ludlow and his family.
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DeLury Log Cabin

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the DeLury log cabin, where four generations (at time of photograph) of the same family have lived. Probably built around 1840. A man is standing...
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High School

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Oakfield, Wis."

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