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Fishermen on Pike River

Date: 1945
Description: Two fishermen on rocks alongside the Pike River.
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Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Couple canoeing under partly cloudy skies with sun dappling the water on Rainbow Lake, Chain O' Lakes.
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View from Lake Monona

Date: 1945
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona with a tree, pier and boat in the foreground.
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Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1945
Description: The hotel has a sign above the porch that reads: "Old Denniston House".
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Lafayette County Courhouse

Date: 1945
Description: Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse.
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St. Camillus Novitiate in Durwards Glen

Date: 1945
Description: View across grounds toward the St. Camillus Novitiate and the footpath leading to it. Waukesha in process. Caption reads: "St. Camillus Novitiate in Durwar...
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St. Louis Catholic Church

Date: 1945
Description: View of St. Louis Catholic Church.
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Aerial View of Randall Stadium

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of Madison over the University Avenue-Randall Stadium area, looking toward the Congregationalist Church and the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory...
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Beaver Creek Lutheran Church

Date: 1945
Description: View of a rural church on a hill and its adjacent cemetery. Beaver Creek Lutheran Church was or still is a Norwegian church.
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American Baptist Assembly Grounds

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of American Baptist Assembly Grounds from Judson Tower. Below near the tree-covered shoreline are buildings, a recreation area, and a harbor ...
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Grignon House After Restoration

Date: 1945
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 1945
Description: The Forest Products Laboratory.
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Wausau Memorial Hospital

Date: 1945
Description: View of the Wausau Memorial Hospital, with the Wisconsin River in the foreground.
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La Crosse State Teacher's College

Date: 1945
Description: La Crosse State Teacher's College.
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Gathering Maple Syrup

Date: 1945
Description: Two men and a child in Granton (vicinity), Clark County, Wisconsin. They are gathering maple syrup with a horse-drawn sled.
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Polperro House

Date: 1945
Description: A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was...
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Top Shaft

Date: 1945
Description: The top of the shot tower shaft with the entrance. The sign on the railing reads: "Do Not Throw Anything Down This Shaft".
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Shot Tower Tunnel

Date: 1945
Description: The tunnel at the bottom of the shot tower shaft.
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Tower Hill Bluff

Date: 1945
Description: View from the bluff at Tower Hill State Park of the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Tower Hill State Park Shot Shaft".
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Tower Hill Smelter

Date: 1945
Description: A marker at the former site of the smelter which stood at the top of the shot tower shaft. The sign reads: "Tower Hill State Park The Old Shot Tower At thi...

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