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Barn Raising

Date: 1885
Description: Group of barn raising participants posed in front of the structure in progress.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1885
Description: Seated group of women and children participating in a barn raising.
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Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher

Date: 06 28 1945
Description: Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher stands with his mother, Mrs. Oscar A. Mitscher (left), and smiles at his wife, Frances Smalley Mitscher, after a reunion at h...
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Rusk with Viroqua Leaders

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Description: Jeremiah M. Rusk, in black, standing on the porch of the C.M. Butt law office. They are, seated left to right, Judge Carson Graham, Judge James Evans Newe...
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Hotel Ward

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of Ward Hotel from road. Sign painted on roof of turret says, "Hotel Ward." A large group of men, two women, and a dog, are posing on the sidewalk...
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Hillsboro Filling Station

Date: 1931
Description: A man, two women, and two girls stand outside a gas station and automotive repair shop. The shop features a sign that reads, "Free crankcase service."
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Members of Shivers and Arms Families

Date: 06 02 1975
Description: A group portrait taken at the home of Alga Shivers. In front, from left to right, are: Alga Shivers (in overalls), his wife Flora Shivers, Minnie Drake, an...
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Hotel White

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Description: Exterior view of the Hotel White. Four men and one woman are posed on the porch. On the roof of the hotel is a widow's walk.
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Upper Room

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Description: A class picture with four rows posing outdoors, with a stone wall behind them on the left, and a brick wall on the right. In front is a row of boys sitting...
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Apiary of Elias Fox

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Description: Backyard apiary of Elias Fox. Chickens are in the yard among the numbered beehives. Fox and family are posing standing in the background in front of a fenc...
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Hillsboro German Band

Date: 11 12 1939
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Hillsboro German Band at the reopening of the Hillsboro Brewery by C.H. Phieffer. Includes, from left to right: Leo Liska, Ru...
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Reopening of Hillsboro Brewery

Date: 11 12 1939
Description: Outdoor group portrait of portion of the crowd attending the Reopening of the Hillsboro Brewery by C.H. Pfeiffer. Members of the band stand in the backgrou...
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St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital Groundbreaking

Date: 08 07 1951
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of people posed on and around a crane and waving at the groundbreaking ceremony for St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital.
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Foreign Nuns Visit

Date: 08 26 1964
Description: Outdoor group portrait of woman posed on a lawn in front of a building, taken when eleven foreign Catholic nuns visited St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital. Sta...
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The Day's Catch

Date: 1904
Description: Group portrait of men and boys standing in front of two houses all holding a long stringer of fish. Three women are standing in the yard in the background....
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Hillsboro Mill

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Description: View from dirt road of a group of people (possibly employees) standing around the loading dock of the Hillsboro Mill. There is a steep, snow-covered hill i...
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John F. Kennedy Speaks in Hillsboro

Date: 03 25 1960
Description: John F. Kennedy outdoors with a group of Hillsboro students and residents after a campaign speech. A man on the left is taking a group photo with a camera....
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Record Breaking Catch

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Description: Group portrait of five local youth showing off a record breaking catch of thirty large Carp hanging on a stringer. Town elders, all men, pose in the backgr...
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Perfect Oil Gas Station

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Description: View across street towards group of men standing on the sidewalk in front of the Perfect Oil Corporation in front of a Mobiloil truck. They are the station...
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Eastman School Students

Date: 1905
Description: Eastman School students, along with a woman, posing outdoors in front of the school. An American flag is hanging behind them on the side of the schoolhouse...

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