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Henry Getto House

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Henry Getto standing in the yard, and Maria Getto standing in the doorway of their log home. There is a ladder on the roof.
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Potawatomi Family

Date: 1920
Description: Potawatomi family standing in front of a log cabin. Elders identified the woman in the center as Mrs. Frank Young, and the man on the right as community le...
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First American Covenant of the Sisters of St. Joseph

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Description: 1836 illustration of a log structure that has a cross of the roof. A nun stands in front of the building, while two other nuns walk down a path on the left...
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Pueblo Home — Parsons Indian Village

Date: 1932
Description: Eight Native American men pose around the two-story stucco sided Pueblo Home. They are all wearing traditional dress, with four wearing headdresses, and on...
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Observation Tower

Date: 1918
Description: Four men stand outdoors near a log building at the base of a large ladder leading up to an observation tower. The ladder is constructed between the trunks ...
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Man Sharpening Axe

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Description: Man sharpening an axe on a grinding wheel next to a cabin at Old World Wisconsin.
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding working on the roof near the top of the chimney. A tree is near the log building on the right. Handwritten on back: "Slave ...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: View of the end of the building showing scaffolding around the the log walls, and the peaked roof above. Handwritten on back: "Slave Quarters in process of...
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West Side of Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin which has a peaked roof. A ladder is set up for access to the roof. Scaffolding is on the left and right ends of the b...

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