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Albion Academy North Hall

Date: 1890
Description: North Hall. Caption reads: "Academy North Hall".
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Hawks Tavern Smokehouse

Date: 1920
Description: Smokehouse with surrounding trees at Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Grave of Pahoppa

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Description: The grave of Pahoppa. This image comes from an Osage album with the inscription: "Compliments of G.W. Parsons."
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Methodist Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Church.
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Brisbois House

Date: 1936
Description: View of front and right side of the Brisbois house, the oldest stone house in the state of Wisconsin.
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Surgeon's Quarters Old Fort Winnebago

Date: 1930
Description: View of the surgeon's quarters at Fort Winnebago.
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Spring Tavern

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Description: View of the Spring Tavern, located on the southern side of Madison.
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The Carl Schurz House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Carl Schurz home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Schurz was a German-American politician and statesman. There is a horse and a horse-drawn ve...
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Students Standing Outside Schoolhouse

Date: 1915
Description: Class of students standing outside a rural school known as the Blackjack School.
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Merry Christmas the Q.J. O'Sullivans

Date: 1953
Description: Photographic holiday card from the Q.J. O'Sullivan family. The children of the family are outdoors and are all dressed in winter clothes. Two of the childr...
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Cabins at Lyndale Bay Resort

Date: 1938
Description: Cabins on shoreline of Upper Eau Claire Lake at Lyndale Bay Resort.
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Lake Superior Shoreline

Date: 1934
Description: View across water of sandstone cliff shoreline along Lake Superior at the Apostle Islands. On the far right a boat is pulled up onshore, and painted on the...
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Wooden Boats on Robinson Lake

Date: 1935
Description: View from shoreline of wooden row boats near pier on Robinson Lake.
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Pendarvis House

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of Pendarvis House.
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Large Rocks at Devil's Lake

Date: 1900
Description: View looking up towards large rock formation with trees at Devil's Lake. A man is standing at the top of the rock formation on the right, and on the left a...
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Camp 2

Date: 1912
Description: Probably a view of a ranger camp house. There is a ladder propped outside at the front, and there is a broken window with temporary board repairs. Two men ...
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The Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several set...
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The Great Torii

Date: 1920
Description: Stone lanterns on the shore near a leaning pine tree frame a view of the Great Torii on Japan's Inland Sea. Two Japanese women in traditional kimonos are s...
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Men at Sawmill

Date: 1910
Description: Two men, left, are standing near the circular blade of a sawmill which is set up in a forested area. A third man in the center is peering over a pile of lu...
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Handling a Fire Hose

Date: 08 1940
Description: Two men, one wearing a pith helmet, are directing the stream from a fire hose over a body of water. There are several men in the background, some wearing W...

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