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Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: View of an old home or inn. Two people are looking out of an open window, and two men are standing outside leaning against the building.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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The Ducharme/Grignon House

Date: 1890
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...
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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...
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School District Building in Iowa

Date: 10 30 1917
Description: Exterior view of an abandoned district school building with a small shed or outhouse standing nearby.
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Leichtle Barn

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Description: The ruins of this home and barn were once the property of Matt Leichtle. It is currently owned by Paul Christian.
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Rundown Farm Buildings

Date: 10 1930
Description: View across a road and field of several rundown farm buildings located near a farmhouse. The image was used to illustre: "poor farm buildings."
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Farm Buildings Near Rochelle

Date: 04 28 1925
Description: View across a rural road of farm buildings in a state of disrepair.
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Abandoned Barn in Site I

Date: 08 14 1935
Description: View of an abandoned barn in a field with long grass. The roof is caved in.
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Old Brundage Farm in Site I

Date: 1935
Description: View of the dilapidated farm from which the Brundage family moved with the assistance of The United States Resettlement Administration.
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Old Mill Erected About 1850

Date: 1925
Description: Ruins of the Old Mill, a stone building which has no roof and is missing window glass. Behind on the left is an abandoned shed.
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An Old Barn

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Description: A weathered barn that has fallen into disrepair. Another barn is behind it in the background.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Man on a horse-drawn McCormick mower. In the background are the worn walls of a stone building, perhaps the ruined foundation of a church.
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Windmill

Date: 1993
Description: An old and worn windmill standing in a field. Overgrown shrubs are climbing up the base of the windmill. A road and farm buildings are in the far distance....
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Farm in Ruins on Cherry Valley Road

Date: 1993
Description: View over fence and field towards a dilapidated barn leaning against a silo. A tractor and a piece of agricultural machinery are parked in the field, and i...
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A Farm in Ruins at the Edge of Town

Date: 1993
Description: View across field towards an old barn and silo standing above a grove of trees and bushes. In the foreground is an old agricultural implement in the overgr...
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Abandoned Barn in Palmer

Date: 06 2019
Description: View across field towards an abandoned barn.
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Collapsed Fence

Date: 09 30 1921
Description: Collapsed fence along roadside. Power poles are along the road on the left and right.

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