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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Marathon County Court House grounds in the foreground. The uprooting of the trees was done in preparation to raze the court house. |
| Date: | 09 26 1955 |
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| Description: | Bonnie Kienitz and Freda K. Winterble in front of the Petheridge/Isom/Keystone house, built in 1853. The residence, located at 901 University Bay Drive, i... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, built in the 1840s, on Shake Rag Street undergoing restoration. The house was temporarily covered with s... |
| Date: | 08 04 1949 |
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| Description: | Master bedroom at the Governor Nelson Dewey house on his estate called Stonefield. On the right side are Cassville President R.J. Eckstein, and George W. F... |
| Date: | 08 04 1949 |
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| Description: | Looking over Governor Nelson Dewey's account books at the governor's desk in his office at Stonefield are Raymond Sivesind, state supervisor of historic si... |
| Date: | 04 09 1935 |
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| Description: | A man unloads bags from the bed of an International Model C-30 truck with a special express body used by Weinstein Bros. fruit and produce dealers. The tru... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A man is using an International Harvester tractor to level land before building barracks in Vietnam. |
| Date: | 11 1987 |
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| Description: | "A workman was photographed as final touches were being completed on the reshingled roof of the Solomon Juneau Home." |
| Date: | 06 05 1997 |
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| Description: | "On this date, the Solomon Juneau House marker is erected. The marker program was started in 1952 and now numbers 347 markers throughout the state, with si... |
| Date: | 06 10 1997 |
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| Description: | "A cupola is added to the Historic White Limestone School in Mayville." |
| Date: | 06 06 1953 |
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| Description: | Carl Sandburg posing with two of the guides at Wade house during his visit to the restored stagecoach inn for its dedication as a historic site. Speaking a... |
| Date: | 11 1991 |
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| Description: | Theresa landmark disappeared over the weekend as part of the highway improvement plan. Originally built by Morris Lehner, the tavern and restaurant was a p... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View of the lower gardens at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Two gardeners are tending to the flowers along the path that leads to an outdoor pavilion. |
| Date: | 09 16 1962 |
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| Description: | Participants in the dedication ceremony of the Laura Ingalls Wilder historical marker in Pepin, Wilder's birthplace, included, from left to right, Miss Ele... |
| Date: | 08 19 1964 |
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| Description: | A number of Early Birds of Aviation acquaintances, men who flew solo prior to December 17, 1916, came together to honor A.P. Warner and the historical mark... |
| Date: | 10 03 1955 |
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| Description: | Dr. Clifford L. Lord (second from left), director of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, unveiled the Wisconsin Central Railroad historical marker at H... |
| Date: | 01 1960 |
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| Description: | Museum officials and International Harvester truckers unload an 1884 Deering grain binder to store it in Stonefield's main building. Caption reads: "Reapin... |
| Date: | 01 1960 |
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| Description: | A man in hat and glasses is unpacking boxes. In the foreground on top of a box is a sculpture of a plowing scene. Original caption reads: "17th-century plo... |
| Date: | 01 1960 |
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| Description: | A piece of early farm equipment and two men can be seen on top of a truck bed, they are lit from behind by sunlight. Original caption: "International truck... |
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