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Madeline Island Pleasure Boat

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Description: Two men standing in wooden rowboat along shore of Madeline Island. There are sailboats in the background. Behind them is a large rock just off the shoreli...
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Yawkey House

Date: 1954
Description: View across street towards a house on the corner in fall or early spring. Yawkey house was given by the A.P. Woodson family of Wausau to house the museum o...
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Sandlot Baseball Game

Date: 1921
Description: Young men playing baseball in a park or open field. The men may be employees of the International Harvester Company at a factory or office picnic.
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Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: Spectators standing at the South Wing during the aftermath of the fire which destroyed the second Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, February 26-27, 1904....
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Gilmore Residence

Date: 1908
Description: Gilmore-Weiss home, located at 120 Ely Place. The house, also known as the "airplane house, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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"The Boy In The Cedar"

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American boy, a Ute Indian, seated in a small tree. There is a piece of pottery hanging from a branch of the tree, and a tepee is i...
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Fairbanks, Morse & Co.

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Description: Elevated winter view of the company buildings and residential area, with smokestacks in the background.
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View from Eastside Hill

Date: 1885
Description: View of Eau Claire from eastside hill near Carter. A man and young child are standing in front of a fence in the foreground.
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Doty Home

Date: 1895
Description: View of Governor James Duane Doty's home with two children standing in front. The Doty home was the first brick house in Wisconsin. The materials were tran...
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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of downtown.
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Ducharme/Grignon House

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Description: Ruins of the Ducharme/Grignon House in Kaukauna built during the French fur trade period of Wisconsin history. The left portion of the building was built a...
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Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1853
Description: Farwell's Mill on the Yahara River at Lake Mendota.
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Across Bridge in Wauwatosa

Date: 1870
Description: An advertisement featuring Wauwatosa, showing the First Baptist Church, on the left, built in 1854 and the First Congregational Church, on the right built ...
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Eugene A. Gilmore House

Date: 1920
Description: The Eugene A. Gilmore House, 120 Ely Place (formerly 143 Prospect Avenue), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright c. 1908-1909. It is also known as the "Airplane H...
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Smith Tavern

Date: 1890
Description: Side view of the Jesse Smith tavern, built in 1847. Two people are standing in front of the tavern in the snow. Handwriting at the bottom reads: "Home of J...
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State Teacher's College

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of State Teacher's College, formerly known as the State Normal School.
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Governor William Upham's House

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Description: Riew view of Governor William Upham's home.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view from road towards a Methodist Episcopal church. The corner of a commercial building is on the right.
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View of Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated stereograph view of the business district, with the spire of the Congregational Church in the foreground.
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Graham Residence

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the Frederick Graham residence.

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