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Airplane at Don-Q Inn

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Description: An airplane at the thematically-based Don Q Inn.
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: The airplane invented by Carl S. Bates on the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida. Coverage of this event by a local newspaper noted that the advantages of Bat...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: Carl S. Bates, a young inventor from Clear Lake, Iowa, about to race the Buick owned by Louis Strang on the beach at Daytona Beach. Bates originally chall...
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Train at Valders

Date: 1912
Description: A single passenger awaits the arrival of a train at the Valders station. The train, which is a mixed local on the Manitowoc line, is being pulled by Minnea...
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Alexander Arnold Farm

Date: 1900
Description: View of a brick dwelling, covered in ivy. A pine tree stands on the left, and assorted shrubs scatter the lawn.
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View Down Dirt Road

Date: 1920
Description: View looking down a dirt road to Gratiot.
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Hazelwood

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Description: View of Hazelwood, the home of Morgan L. Martin. Morgan Lewis Martin served as county judge of Brown County from 1875 until his death in 1887.
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Janesville Public Library on South Main Street.
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Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

Date: 1900
Description: Madison skyline, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, from the south shore of Lake Monona.
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Glenn's Mineral Spring

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph view of Glenn's mineral spring.
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School House

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a school house, built in 1846. The sign on the building reads: "J. J. Koepsell Hdw. Co. House Furnishing Goods 1029 So 8 Str. Sheboygan, W...
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Walker Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of multiple structures on the R. Moseley Walker homestead.
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Bird's-Eye View of New Richmond

Date: 1912
Description: Bird's-eye view of New Richmond, including a water tower, and commercial and residential buildings.
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Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters Before Restoration

Date: 1919
Description: Fort Winnebago surgeon's quarters before restoration. Plans used in the remodeling of 1834 (furnished by the War department) were employed to determine the...
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Main Street (USH 10)

Date: 01 20 1989
Description: Main Street (USH 10) in the village, with storefronts and a used car dealership.
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Cherry Blossoms

Date: 05 1919
Description: The author's wife Clothilde admires a cherry tree in full bloom at Gibraltar Orchard.
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Gathering of the Band

Date: 1910
Description: Local band informally gathered for a performance in a rural setting.
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Camp Near Crane Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: The Gang at their camp near Crane Lake. Fog is hanging over the lake.
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Group Portrait at Capital City Flour Mill

Date: 05 24 1904
Description: J.H. Findorff bought the Capital City Flour Mill which had been built by Dow and Sons. Caption reads: "On May 24, 1904 J.H. Findorff bought the Capital Cit...

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