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La Pointe from Big Bay Road

Date: 1910
Description: View of La Pointe taken from Big Bay Road on Madeline Island.
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Cushing Memorial State Park

Date: 1936
Description: View of the Cushing Memorial monument, located in the vicinity of Delafield.
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St. Norbert College Gymnasium

Date: 1943
Description: The gymnasium for St. Norbert College.
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St. Norbert College Main Hall

Date: 1943
Description: The Main Hall for St. Norbert College. A cannon is surrounded by shrubs and a lawn in the foreground.
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St. Norbert College Boyle Hall

Date: 1943
Description: Boyle Hall at St. Norbert College.
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McNamee House

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Description: McNamee house on Irish Ridge, an Irish settlement near the St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church. The house was built around 1860 and was owned by Michael M...
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Montgomery Street Bridge Damage

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking west down road towards the bridge. The roadway is damaged in two spots, leaving large gaps. The walls of the bridge are still intact. Traffic barri...
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Oak Street Bridge Collapse

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: View from water of bridge collapsed into the river, with the metal supports half submerged and the brick base crumbling. Dwellings can be seen along the hi...
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Richmond Central School

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of exterior of a building used as the Confederate government's Executive Mansion. This was where Jefferson Davis and his family stayed during t...
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With Many Merry Christmas Greetings, the Brownies' Dance

Date: 1893
Description: Holiday card with six brownies depicting six different nationalities. One brownie is playing a trumpet, and another brownie is playing an upright bass fidd...
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Interior of Dining Room, Castle Garden Resort

Date: 1932
Description: Interior view of part of the main dining room at the Castle Garden Resort on Lake Namakagon. The walls, columns and beams are logs. A large stone fireplace...
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Oldest House in Delavan

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the oldest house in Delavan. There are two large trees in the front yard.
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Cabins at Star Lake Lodge

Date: 1932
Description: Two log cabins are visible through the trees at the Star Lake Lodge.
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Log Cabin at Star Lake Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: View looking through the trees at a stack of row boats and two log cabins at Star Lake Lodge.
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Boat House at Eagle Knob Resort on Lake Owen

Date: 1932
Description: View along shoreline of wooden rowboats pulled up at the landing, and a boathouse with a second-story porch at the Eagle Knob Resort on Lake Owen. There is...
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Larson Barn

Date: 1931
Description: An automobile is parked near the Melvin Larson barn in Bayfield County. The large barn has a concrete block foundation, gambrel roof, and three large venti...
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Dairy Calf Demonstration

Date: 06 28 1932
Description: J.C. Nisbet (center), an editor of Hoard's Dairyman magazine, addresses a crowd of men, women and children at the Walworth County 4-H Club Picnic at...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Racer

Date: 1949
Description: Philip Lenhart with his soap box derby car, Silverstreak. Lenhart wears a helmet and a Wisconsin State Journal t-shirt.
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Snow Scene

Date: 03 09 1936
Description: Slightly elevated winter scene with a large group of people digging a car out of the snow with shovels. The car can barely be seen in the center of the cro...
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The McDonnell-Garnhart Residence

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Description: View of the front of the McDonnell-Garnhart residence, 424 North Pinckney Street. This Romanesque revival house was designed in 1857 by Samuel H. Donnell, ...

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