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Michael Baltus Family in Front of New Home

Date: 1895
Description: Michael Baltus family posing in front of their log cabin two miles east of Auburndale Station, Wood County, with a new frame house under construction nearb...
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First Farmers Alliance

Date: 1877
Description: The first Farmers Alliance — also known as the Southern Alliance — is shown in front of the cabin in which their first formal meeting was held in 1877 in P...
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Cedar Cottage

Date: 1915
Description: Porch on house known as Cedar Cottage, located near Grant's Point on southern Madeline Island.
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Replica of Eleazer William's Cabin

Date: 1953
Description: Replica of Eleazer William's log cabin, built on the same site in Lost Dauphin State Park.
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Carl L. Buelow House and Saloon

Date: 1909
Description: The home of Carl L. Buelow, a combination of a log and frame house, also used as a saloon. A rod at the left corner can be used to hang a sign. A chair sit...
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Family on Porch

Date: 1897
Description: A man, three women and two young girls posing on the porch of a whitewashed log house. The man is wearing a suit and straw boater hat, the women are wearin...
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Log Cabin

Date: 1914
Description: Log cabin known as the "haunted house" on Rock Island, remodeled by Chester Thordarson. There are three people sitting on the porch.
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House at 1422 Sherman Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of the house at 1422 Sherman Avenue, built by Willard Droster, in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Children are playing on the left.
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Log House on Steep Hill

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: A log house built on rocky terrain, opposite Grape Island.
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Ohio Family

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: A father and his two daughters are seated on the porch of their log house.
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Plantation Log Cabin

Date: 1900
Description: View of a group of three women and seven children sitting on the porch of a log cabin. The caption at top right corner reads: "On The Plantation."
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Chautauqua Grounds

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Chautauqua Grounds, founded in 1874. A log cottage stands on the left, and another wooden cottage can be seen on the right. Caption reads: "Cot...
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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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Kappa Sigma Fraternity House

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Description: Exterior of Kappa Sigma fraternity house, built in 1882. The chapter house was built on the campus of the University of the South, founded in 1865. The log...
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Log Cabins at Boulder Lodge, Ghost Lake

Date: 1937
Description: Man smoking a cigar while standing in front of a log cabin situated in a clearing in northern Wisconsin. The man's necktie is blowing in the wind.
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Main Dining Cabin at Moody's Camp Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of log building with a rustic deck and two small birdhouses attached under the eaves. The building is situated in a forest setting.
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Ross's Teal Lake Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: View down drive of facade of one-story long log building surrounded by trees. A man is walking along the side of the lodge in the far right background.
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Cabin at Brookside Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of people sitting inside the screen porch of a log cabin in the woods near Eau Claire Lakes.
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Recreation Building at Call of the Wild Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Log cabin with a porch in the woods near the Eau Claire Lakes in southwest Bayfield County.

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