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Stephenson Hall at Lawrence College

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Description: Stephenson Science Hall at Lawrence College.
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Hanchett Block

Date: 1949
Description: View of street corner on Hanchett's block, on the northeast corner of State and Brood streets, with a newspaper stand, clothing store, and a labor temple. ...
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Farmhouses and Churches

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill across field towards farmhouses, dwellings and churches along a road. In the foreground are stumps. Caption reads: "Big Falls, Wis."
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Downtown Black River Falls

Date: 1930
Description: View of downtown, with a bridge and buildings in the background and storefronts in the foreground.
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British Hollow's Commercial District Street

Date: 1930
Description: Street leading down to British Hollow's commercial district. A hill is in the background.
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Cawker (Colonel E. Harrison) Residence

Date: 1890
Description: Cawker (Colonel E. Harrison) residence.
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Green Bay Residence

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of home and lawn on a summer day, with a forest in the background and a picket fence in the foreground. The house has a lookout on the roof.
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Downtown Area

Date: 1930
Description: Green Bay's downtown area with storefronts and billboards, looking south from the corner of Main Street.
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Housing Project under Construction

Date: 03 1936
Description: Grouping of houses in the Greendale suburb of Milwaukee, which are shown during the construction phase.
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Capitol at Night

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated night view of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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St. Norbert's College

Date: 1900
Description: View across Fox River towards the St. Norbert's College campus.
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Wausau Paper Mills

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Description: Elevated view of the Wausau paper mills, with smokestacks in the center, and trees and water in the foreground.
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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 1974
Description: The "Gates of Heaven Synagogue" at James Madison Park.
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Canal Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1953
Description: View across water towards the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, with a group of people in a motorboat in the foreground.
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Wingspread, Racine, Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior view of Wingspread, the Frank Lloyd Wright designed conference center of the Johnson Foundation.
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Boat in Harbor

Date: 1919
Description: View of the harbor.
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Backyard

Date: 1985
Description: Backyard of the Quinney house on South Third Street in DeKalb County.
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Court of Honor

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view of Court of Honor on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Chemistry Building

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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"Jammin with the People"

Date: 1971
Description: Pete Seeger, performing for a group of Vietnam War protesters in Texas, probably near Fort Hood.

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