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Road at the Old Place

Date: 2001
Description: Road at the Old Place on the Quinney farm.
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North of the Farmhouse

Date: 2001
Description: Landscape view from the country road north of the Quinney farm.
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El Paso Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Knute Bjornson originally built this house in the 1860's and in 1933, his grandson Cooney Bjornson reassembled the humble log building to house a gas stati...
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South Lancaster Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: This store, which was originally built in 1840 (and rebuilt after an 1877 fire) was bought in 1891, by Samuel Kerr who continued to sell sugar, flour, mola...
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Hartland Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Located at 252-256 West Capitol Drive, this Tudor Revival-style structure was built as a residence in the early 1920s and was altered a few years later by ...
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Ashland Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: When the East End Co-op Service Station opened in 1940 at the corner of Sixth Avenue and East Front Street, the owners announced, "Our new, modern equipmen...
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Milltown Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Built sometime in the mid-1930s, this unique station, located at 118 Highway 35, visually illustrates its ongoing changes and success over time as it respo...
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Wisconsin Rapids — Airport Bar-B-Q

Date: 2008
Description: Located at 329 Front Street, this structure hosted its grand-opening celebration in 1931. The special was not discounted gasoline or oil but chicken and ba...
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University Square Mall

Date: 08 2008
Description: Elevated view of University Square shopping mall between West Johnson Street and University Avenue. (Demolished June 2006). Photograph taken from Witte Hal...
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Keup Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: The 6th generation of Keups now live on this farm. The property was purchased by David Keup in 1867. It was passed on to Martin, Herman, William, and now G...
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Staiduhar Barn — South View

Date: 2004
Description: This is the Staiduhar barn from the south. Bill Staiduhar is a retired Harley Davidson employee.
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Northwinds Supper Club

Date: 08 18 2000
Description: "The Northwinds Supper Club is located on Highway 45, just south of Eden, WI." Carly and Parker Hren lean against the sign. The fish fry group stands in th...
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Kiefer Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Leo and Nancy Kiefer were scheduled to be married on Saturday, April 4, 1983. A big snowstorm and high winds forced them to cancel their wedding and they w...
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Tim Enderle with Elk

Date: 2004
Description: About 40 elk are currently being raised on the Enderle farm by Tim Enderle.
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Country Inn

Date: 10 24 2003
Description: "On a cool, rainy evening, we visit the Country Inn on Silver Lake. Their address is 5602 Peters Drive, West Bend."
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Jerry's Old Town Inn — Exterior

Date: 03 30 2008
Description: "Today we visit Jerry's Old Town Inn at N116 W15841 Main Street, Germantown."
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Rawhide Boys Ranch

Date: 10 16 2009
Description: "This is the Rawhide Boys Ranch, E7475 Rawhide Road, New London." Note the sign about the fish fry.
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Jaster Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Jeff and Kris Jaster live at N8277 Hwy 1775.
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Battisti Driveway

Date: 2004
Description: This sign gets your attention when you pull into the long Battisti driveway at W2476 Zion Church Rd.
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Dogs Granary — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Cliff and Renoda pose by this old granary.

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