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The Slide

Date: 1880
Description: Engraving for "Peterson's Magazine" of women in maids' uniforms sliding down an icy path in the snow.
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Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1904
Description: Postcard depicting the fire of February 26-27, 1904 that destroyed most of the second Wisconsin State Capitol. The smoke and flames have been dramatically ...
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Bryn Mawr at Hillside Home School

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Description: A landscape photograph of Bryn Mawr at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wrigh...
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Whittier Hill

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Description: A landscape photograph of Whittier Hill at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd W...
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Down the Valley

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Description: A landscape photograph of the valley off of Whittier Hill at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunt...
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Landscape Near Hillside Home School

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Description: Landscape near Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Snow-Covered Skating Pond

Date: 1895
Description: Winter scene of the skating pond at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Sauk County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: View towards a street corner. A dog and a man are standing in the street near a family sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. Snow is on the ground. Behind the...
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Snowy Park Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: View down right side of a snow-covered street lined with trees toward the left side lined with houses. Caption reads: "Park Avenue, Berlin, Wis."
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Jefferson County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View towards the court house. Snow is on the ground, and a windmill is on the right. Caption reads: "Jefferson County Court House, Jefferson, Wis."
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Juneau County Court House

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Description: View of the Juneau County Court House. The Courthouse is set behind trees during the winter, with snow on the ground. Caption reads: "Court House, Juneau, ...
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Evergreen Park Cottage Sanatorium

Date: 1905
Description: The Evergreen Park Cottage Sanatorium, where in 1903 Dr. W.B. Hopkins opened the first tuberculosis sanatorium in Wisconsin. Financial problems caused the ...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: A holiday postcard depicting the traditional image of St. Nicholas walking on foot garbed in a long green robe and carrying a bunch of switches for naughty...
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A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous...
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Santa and Children on a Coffee Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising greeting card which reads "Handsome Christmas Card in Every package of Lion Coffee, November 5 to Christmas Day." The card depicts Santa Claus ...
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Memorial Baptist Church

Date: 1907
Description: View of Memorial Baptist church. Caption reads: "Memorial Baptist Church, Verona, Wis."
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Winter View at King's Gateway Hotel

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Description: Five people are standing at a fence rail looking down at King's Gateway Hotel. Caption reads: "Winter View at King's Gateway Hotel from the Top of the Ski ...
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New County Jail

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the county jail in Sturgeon Bay. Caption reads: "New County Jail, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Ludlow House

Date: 12 1958
Description: The Ludlow house, home of Arabut Ludlow and his family.
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 12 1950
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features a color illustration of a boy looking out a window at a de...

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