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View of Town

Date: 1880
Description: Illustration of an elevated view over rooftops looking towards Oshkosh. There are chimneys along the horizon with smoke rising into the sky. A river is alo...
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Union Petroleum Company Oil Refinery

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Description: An oil refinery field of the Union Petroleum Company. Caption reads: "Union Petroleum Co's. Oil Refinery at Wellsville, N.Y."
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Marinette View

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of Marinette looking toward the mouth of the river from the tower of City Hall. Fences, fields, and industrial buildings are in the foregroun...
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Rock Scenery

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Description: View of house and farm buildings in Ableman with a rocky hill in the background.
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Plymouth in 1622

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Description: Men work outside dwellings along a shoreline in a reproduction of a painting by W.L. Williams. Copyright by A.S. Burbank, 1891.
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Home of Governor Bradford

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Description: Reproduction of a painting by W.L. Williams of the home of Governor Bradford in 1621. Exterior view features logs, a thatched roof, a chimney, and a surro...
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Ash Lawn

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Description: Exterior of Ash Lawn, the official residence of James Monroe during the years 1799-1823. View features the overseer's cottage with an old stone chimney.
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Old English

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Description: View of Old English, an estate in a valley setting of the late Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Later, the building was used as St. Stanislaus Novitiate.
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Cabin and Cotton Field

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Description: Exterior view of a small cabin located near a cotton field. There is a cemetery in the far background.
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J.I. Case Plow Works Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the J.I. Case Plow Works of Racine, Wisconsin, with an elevated view of the company plant and a smaller scene set on a scroll of a man driving ...
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Grignon Mansion

Date: 1947
Description: View from hill looking down across fields at the property of Charles Grignon. Grignon Mansion in the background among trees, and beyond is the Fox River. O...
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Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
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Lawson Airplane Company Plant

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field of a long brick Lawson plant building with a smokestack. Several automobiles are parked near the plant on the left, and on the rig...
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College of Agriculture Buildings

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards Physics Hall, the heating plant, and Hiram Smith Hall. Physics Hall has two windmills; the heating plant has a large chimney, and...
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Villa Louis

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Description: View across field towards Villa Louis, with a white fence in the middle ground and a race track in the foreground.
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View looking downhill toward the side of a log building with stone foundation built into the side of a hill at Walnut Grove. A path is on the left leading ...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View over wood fence looking down towards the front and left side of a log building with a peaked roof, second story, and a stone foundation built into the...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View looking down towards the front of a log building built into the side of a hill. A small roofed porch with a window and door is on the left, and an ext...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin which has a small window. Steps are on the end of the building on the left. An exterior stone chimney is on the end of...

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