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Sixth Ward / Marquette School

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of the 6th Ward School, 1237 Williamson Street, built in 1894. Several people are posing on the road and sidewalk in front of the building with tw...
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First School House in DeForest Wis.

Date: 1875
Description: The first school house in DeForest is a frame, one-story building with shutters. The group posed in front consists of the woman teacher and her students. B...
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Raspberry School

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Raspberry School with a group of adults and children standing outside its entrance.
Drawing

Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: A preliminary sketch for the left panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The panel represents Wisconsin's political history. ...
Painting

Residence of Mr. Martin Lutscher

Date: 1875
Description: Seifert's watercolor is fairly large, measuring 27" wide by 21" high, and provides a detailed depiction of a nineteenth century Wisconsin farm. The small s...
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Vehicles

Date: 1910
Description: View across road toward a number of covered horse-drawn vehicles parked in front of Bickel School, founded in 1905.
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Connecticut Hall of Yale University

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Description: Engraving of Connecticut Hall, Yale's first permanent building, completed in 1752. The engraving shows a front view of the original Yale building, and a fe...
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New Home School Exterior

Date: 03 08 1915
Description: Exterior view of the New Home School. What appears to be a horse-drawn carriage stands to the right of the building. Two people can be seen sitting inside ...
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Montgomery State Normal School

Date: 03 03 1915
Description: A large group of African American children stand with a sign reading: "Diversification of Livestock in Alabama" in front of the Montgomery State Normal Sch...
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Corn Testing in Cook County Schools

Date: 1913
Description: Farmers and Cook County students headed to a corn testing session in horse-drawn wagons. Original caption reads: "The farmers of this district were interes...
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Houses on a Rural Road

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: View down center of rural dirt road with houses along both sides in Black Hawk County. A man and horse are in a field on the left, near a sign that says: "...
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Milkman

Date: 1908
Description: Joseph Pearson, milkman, poses with his wagon and team of horses in front of the Madison High School at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Johnson Street.
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Main Street and Washington State College

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Description: View of Main Street, featuring shops, cars, and carriages. Washington State College, founded in 1890, can be seen on a hilltop beyond the street.
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Horse-Drawn Wagons on Rutted Dirt Road

Date: 1989
Description: Two horse-drawn wagons travel toward each other on a rutted, dirt road. It appears that a woman wearing a bonnet and shawl is driving the nearer wagon, wit...
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Scene at Plain

Date: 1921
Description: View of men standing near a T-intersection. The three-story building on the left side of the intersection has a sandwich board advertising "Ice Cream." A m...
Book or Pamphlet

Buckeye Calendar — February and March

Date: 1893
Description: Calendar with the months of February and March, 1893. Features an illustration of a woman sitting on the top of a globe. She is holding a wreath, and is re...
Photograph

Farmer's Course

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Description: Four men pose on and around a crude wooden platform set up in front of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy. There is a barrel o...
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Crowd at Farmer's Course

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd standing closely around a platform on which a man wearing an apron stands next to a cow. A barrel and wooden pail are also ...
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Remodeling a Country Schoolhouse

Date: 07 09 1962
Description: Kenneth R. Colwell, a social worker with the Wisconsin State Department of Public Welfare, Division of Mental Hygiene, bought the abandoned Twin Valley sch...
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Kickert Horse-Drawn Bus

Date: 09 1975
Description: Left side view of Kickert horse-drawn carriage. One child is sitting in the carriage, and behind the carriage a group of children are walking on the sidewa...

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