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Pioneer Home of Nels Wickstrom

Date: 1891
Description: This is a family photograph of Nels Wickstrom with his wife Anna (born Anna Stoel) and their children in front of their log home. The oldest child, wearing...
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Three Men in Cook Shanty

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Description: Interior of cook shanty, with oil lamps hanging from the ceiling beams. The back wall is covered with newspapers. Three men stand behind wood benches and t...
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Man with Deer and Fish

Date: 1900
Description: Man posed at door of a hunting lodge with guns, deer carcass, and two Northern pike.
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John Burroughs

Date: 1912
Description: John Burroughs seated with his dog on the steps of "Slabsides," his cabin retreat.
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Log Cabin on Rock Island

Date: 1914
Description: Chester Thordarson (second from left) and his Chicago guests pose in front of a log cabin, which was located at the southeast corner of Rock Island.
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Railroad Employees Posed on Donkeys

Date: 1906
Description: Employees of the Milwaukee Road at Happy Hollow. Left to right: engineers Fred Brown, John J. Rigney, William Wall, William H. Fetherston, and conductors J...
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The Getto Family

Date: 1945
Description: Outdoor group portrait of five members of the Getto family posing among trees. Left to right: Fred Getto, Henry Getto, Alma Getto, Oscar Getto, and Maria G...
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Henry Getto

Date: 1930
Description: Henry Getto sits in a rocking chair on the walk in front of the entrance to a log house. He is holding an open book in his hands, and is wearing a suit, a ...

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