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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of First Territorial Legislature

Date: 1955
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836. South side.
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Mineral Point Jail

Date: 1925
Description: A roughly built jail, constructed before 1836. Vineyard would have been held here a short time before he was released on bail.
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Knights of Pythias Castle Hall

Date: 1925
Description: The Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, formerly the Presbyterian Church, dedicated in 1844. The small building to the right of the church was built and occupi...
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Kuenzi Home

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the Samuel E. Kuenzi home, located at 317 Dewey Avenue. A man and a dog are posing on the lawn in front.
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Odd Fellows Hall

Date: 1935
Description: The Odd Fellows Hall, built in 1838, was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains. The cornerstones were laid by P.G. Sire Thomas Widley, foun...
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Polperro House Cellar

Date: 1940
Description: Jars of canned food are stored in the cellar of the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered...
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View of Superior

Date: 1856
Description: View of the city of Superior.
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Stockbridge Indian Mission

Date: 1835
Description: Drawing of the Stockbridge Indian mission.
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Nelson Hall Dormitory

Date: 1964
Description: Exterior view of Nelson Hall Dormitory at the University of Wisconsin (formerly known as State Normal School and Wisconsin State College).
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Large Burial Mound at Morris Park near Lake Mendota

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Description: A large burial mound near the south side of Governor Nelson State Park.
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Prentice Cottage

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prentice Cottage, located on Detroit Street.
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Haraszthy House, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Harazthy house, residence of Count Agostin Haraszthy.
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Prescott House

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior view of the Prescott House, an inn built in 1856 that served the nearby farmers until about 1870.
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the town with a church building in the left foreground. Caption reads: "Birds Eye View Mt Sterling, Wis."
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Fort Crawford Military Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Fort Crawford Military Cemetery.
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Fort Crawford Military Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Fort Crawford Military Cemetery, after restoration by the United States Government. In the left background is the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium, built on the...
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Beaumont Memorial

Date: 08 1931
Description: The Beaumont memorial marker on the site of Fort Crawford.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 
Description: View looking down Main Street. Caption reads: "Main St. Phelps Wis".
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Harvesting Wheat with a Cradle

Date: 1918
Description: A farmer using a cradle to harvest wheat in a field. Farm buildings are in the far background.
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Fair Display for the Mogul 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1916
Description: Advertisements and displays for the International Harvester Mogul 8-16 tractor announcing its plowing demonstration inside the "fair grounds". A man is sit...

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