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Ackerman Farm House

Date: 1946
Description: Front view of the Ackerman farmhouse, built about 1841, located at University Avenue and East Mill Street.
Photograph

Droster Farm

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the Droster farm located on Felland Road. The house was built in 1854.
Photograph

Waumandee Mill

Date: 1895
Description: View of a mill, sluice and dam on Waumandee Creek. The mill was built by John Oschner in 1863. Two products produced by the mill were White Rose Flour and ...
Photograph

Bashford Farmhouse

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior of the Bashford farmhouse.
Photograph

Oak Hill Farm

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of Oak Hill farm, home of H.H. Harris, one of the pioneers of the strawberry growing and shipping industry in Wisconsin.
Photograph

Russell Farm House

Date: 1935
Description: The Henry Russell farm house as seen from the eastern elevation.
Photograph

Abandoned Farm with Overgrown Yard

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: An abandoned farm with overgrown foliage. In the background is a farmhouse. The doorway is detailed with decorative pilasters or engaged columns flanking t...
Photograph

Canaan Hills

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the town looking north from Murray Hill. Caption reads: "View of Canaan, N.H., Looking North from Murray Hill."
Photograph

Chocorua Village

Date: 1900
Description: Distant view from hill looking down toward small village's main street and surrounding countryside.
Photograph

Ramshackle Farm Buildings

Date: 04 06 1926
Description: View across road of a deteriorating barn and a few sheds. In the background is a young child standing in the yard of a farmhouse. Original caption reads, "...
Photograph

Dewey Farmhouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of exterior of house with snow on the ground. There is a steep hill in the background. The house was built after Nelson Dewey's death.
Painting

State Fair Centennial Mural Study Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Prior to the 1948 State Fair, artist Robert Hodgell traveled Wisconsin to study its many landscapes. He then produced a series of study sketches outlining ...
Photograph

Typical Home Abandoned in Site I

Date: 05 17 1935
Description: View of abandoned homes and other structures.
Photograph

Farm of Elmer Willis Sesl (Seil)

Date: 
Description: The Elmer Willis Sesl (sp?) farm. The photograph has the term "Exhibit "B"" written on the front in ink.
Photograph

Farm Home of Thomas Convey

Date: 1907
Description: Farm home of Thomas Convey family, at or near Ridgeway. In the foreground, two men stand near a horse-drawn wagon. Five women are standing on a stone wall ...
Photograph

Abandoned Farm

Date: 1960
Description: Abandoned farm along Highway 51.
Photograph

Jens L. Gregerson Farm Tourist Home — Highway 16 East

Date: 1931
Description: Farmhouse with accommodations for tourists. There are bushes and trees in the lawn, and a bench and lawn swing.

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