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Date: | 1859 |
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Description: | Mr. Klaner, who had just come from Elberfeld to Canada in 1858, purchased this farm and worked it with his wife and children. Initially they were plagued b... |
Date: | 1858 |
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Description: | Beginning at Odanah just south of Lake Superior, Hölzlhuber and several fur trappers used an Indian trail to travel upstream through extensive wild forest.... |
Date: | 1858 |
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Description: | The fertillity of the soil in America and Canada, especially in Wisconsin, was the attraction for most European immigrants. The vast amount of land and the... |
Date: | 1859 |
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Description: | Due to rainy weather, Hölzlhuber stayed a night in the home of Heinrich Cordes, who had purchased his land from an Irishman and built "a pretty brick house... |
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Description: | A woman stands in the middle of a field with men around her working with tools. A house and horse-drawn tractor are also seen. |
Date: | 1945 |
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Description: | Aerial view of the "powder storage area" of the Badger Ordnance Plant. |
Date: | 1911 |
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Description: | Two farmhouses and the surrounding snowy landscape near Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. |
Date: | 1911 |
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Description: | Winter scene with a snow-covered road and trees near Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright, with a farmhouse in the distance. Taliesin is located in the... |
Date: | 1946 |
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Description: | Front view of the Ackerman farmhouse, built about 1841, located at University Avenue and East Mill Street. |
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Description: | View of William Hooker's farm home, partially obscured by trees, near Beulah Lake. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | View from hill across field towards farmhouses, dwellings and churches along a road. In the foreground are stumps. Caption reads: "Big Falls, Wis." |
Date: | 1897 |
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Description: | Exterior view of a farmhouse with a picket fence. In front of the house are two men and a horse-drawn carriage. |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Webb house with family standing on back porch. House built by John Webb, an early immigrant and Cornish miner. |
Date: | 1850 |
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Description: | Strang House, also called "Mormon House," where "King" Strang lived and died, and where he published the Voree Herald. |
Date: | 1915 |
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Description: | King Strang cottage, Mormon house. |
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