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Cedarbark Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: A dilapidated Cedar Bark Lodge with no glass in the windows and an overgrown yard on Hermit Island.
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Couple and Dilapidated House

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Description: A young couple poses in front of a dilapidated house.
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Lawler Hall at Campion College

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the front of Lawler Hall at Campion College.
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Old House with Water Pump

Date: 
Description: View of a water pump near the door of a dilapidated house, overgrown with vines.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower with Ruins of Building

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a horse-drawn mower in front of the ruins of a building surrounded by a fence. The building is probably a church as there are wreaths on grav...
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City's All It's Cracked Up to Be

Date: 04 06 1975
Description: View of the 2800 block of Atwood Avenue showing the condition of the sidewalk. Show three sets of people's legs walking toward a large hole and cracks in t...
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Muir Locust

Date: 1955
Description: Workers strain to move a heavy limb which has been cut from the large black locust tree which grew along Observatory Drive on the University of Wisconsin c...
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Old Mill

Date: 1965
Description: Abandoned stone and wood mill, with many missing boards, is surrounded by trees.
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Winter Winds

Date: 1976
Description: Deserted farmstead with a cow standing in the snow at the base of a windmill. The wooden portions of the stone farmhouse are deteriorating, and many pieces...
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Two Children Outside Broken Building

Date: 1955
Description: Two children in winter coats and boots posing outside a building. Bricks are scattered on the ground behind them, and the building has cracked windows.
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 08 1937
Description: View of the front of the McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove, with a wooden walkway up to the open door or window on the right. An exterior chimney is to the le...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view of front and right side of log building. Wood steps lead up to the open doorway on the right, and the steps continue inside up to the floor l...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view of side of a log building with a peaked roof. There is a large opening in the center near the ground.

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