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Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Nelson Dewey farm, showing the house built on the site after Dewey's death. The original house built by Dewey burned in 1873.
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Looking South from Stand Pipe

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view from the water tower. There is a laundry line in the backyard of the white house in the foreground. A car is driving down the road. In the di...
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Bird's-Eye View of Blue River

Date: 1913
Description: Bird's-eye view of the village. Cropland and barns cover much of the landscape.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1909
Description: Train stopped at Blue River Depot.
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Bird's-Eye View — Boscobel

Date: 1915
Description: View of town. A cemetery is in the foreground and a race track is in the center.
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Bohemian Catholic Church

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Description: Exterior of the Bohemian Catholic Church. The building features a steeple with a cross, lancet windows, and stained glass.
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Laying 90 # Rail — Near Cassville, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working on the railroad near a farm field.
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Automobile on a Snowy Road

Date: 1926
Description: Winter scene with a man in an automobile on a snowy road.
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Automobile Stuck in the Snow

Date: 1928
Description: Winter scene with a plowed road and automobile stuck in a snowbank. There is a snowplow in the background.
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Prize Draft Horse

Date: 1910
Description: The horse, with a man holding him by a lead, is standing in a meadow with chickens and a fence in the background.
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Rural Road through Fields

Date: 1910
Description: View down hilly unpaved road between two fenced fields. There are telephone poles with wires on either side of the road, and an automible near the top of t...
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Shoveling Snow on Rural Road

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene of snow-covered road with two men shoveling snow. A dog is standing in the road near the men. The road is lined with fenced fields and telepho...
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Elevated View of Town and Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over city. A church is in the middle foreground, and the Mississippi River and far shoreline is in the background. On the right side is a dir...
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General View of Governor Nelson Dewey's Estate

Date: 1904
Description: Panoramic view of Governor Nelson Dewey's estate. The left image is of an old stone barn with a shed in the rear. The center image is another barn. The rig...
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Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1904
Description: View across field of farm on the estate, showing a sheep or horse shed on the left and a cow or horse barn on the right. In the background is a bluff.
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Town Scene, Toward the Hotel

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Description: View over town, including hotel and church, towards the Mississippi River. The far shoreline and bluffs are in the distance.
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From the Stretch at Fair Grounds

Date: 1909
Description: View across fairground racetrack, with judging stands and large barn in the background.
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Boy with Calf

Date: 1931
Description: Claire Alexander posing with a young calf in a pasture near a wooded ravine at his father's farm. There is a manure spreader and shed in the background.
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Apiary of N.E. France

Date: 1904
Description: Apiary of 92 colonies owned by N.E. France, a celebrated beekeeper. In the center is the frame of the 10x10-ft extracting house.
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Dean Oak

Date: 1982
Description: A large white oak in a snowy landscape along County Trunk Highway S. The tree is asymmetrical, missing portions of several major limbs. There is a silo an...

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