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DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...
Postcard

Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1905
Description: View across field towards the observatory. Caption reads: "Yerkes Observatory, Lake Geneva, Wis."
Photograph

Elevated View of Wausau in Summer

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Wausau from the edge of town looking toward residences and businesses. Hills are in the far background.
Photograph

Elevated View of Wausau in Winter

Date: 1912
Description: Winter view over fields of town with hills in the far background.
Postcard

Wausau Fair Grounds

Date: 1905
Description: View of field area with four buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Wausau Fair Grounds, Wausau, Wis."
Photograph

Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
Photograph

Barn Raising at Paddock Farm

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of a barn raising on the farm of Alva Paddock in the township of Salem on Geneva Road, Highway 50.
Photograph

Washington Island

Date: 1925
Description: Washington Island, including field and fence, with buildings, automobiles, and a large ship in the distance.
Photograph

Sand Barrens

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: Sand barrens being used for poor crops. Note on back of print reads: "This should be in timber."
Magazine or Periodical

Case Centennial Advertisement

Date: 1942
Description: Magazine advertisement celebrating the centennial of J.I. Case Co. of Racine, Wisconsin. The advertisement features a photograph of a contemporary tractor ...
Photograph

Sheep on Agricultural Campus

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural campus with sheep and a dairy barn in the background.
Postcard

Hillside Home School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Hillside Home School. Caption reads: "Main Building, Hillside Home School, Hillside, Wis."
Photograph

Tower Foundation

Date: 1898
Description: View from water tower, showing the grove where Black Hawk's pursuers were supposed to have camped in 1832. The group of men in the foreground are digging f...
Print

Farmall M Nostalgia Print

Date: 
Description: Color illustration of a man driving a Farmall M pulling a corn picker. Farm buildings are in the background. The print was part of a series of nostalgic im...
Photograph

Wisconsin Heights, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: Elevated view. Caption on negative sleeve reads: "Black Hawk Battlefield. Wis. Heights. Looking N. of E. up valley towards Catholic Church. Mrs. Charles N....
Photograph

Birds Eye View, Saint Kilian, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view across field towards homes and buildings.
Photograph

Milton College Campus

Date: 1865
Description: A view of the Milton College campus, showing three main buildings. Caption reads: "Milton College".
Photograph

Walker Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of multiple structures on the R. Moseley Walker homestead.
Photograph

Wisconsin Ribbon of Concrete

Date: 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of US Highway 14 southeast of La Crosse descending into Mormon Coulee. The original caption of the print, which is undated, describes the road ...
Photograph

Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Truax Field tornado damage, 2 miles north of Truax Field. Francis Lockman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lockman, is sitting on the seat of their tractor whi...

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