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Herbert Krueger

Date: 06 27 1910
Description: A young boy with bare feet and wearing overalls is sitting on a chair in front of a porch enclosure or support with decorative latticework on the sides. Th...
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Greenwood Mills and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 1879
Description: Slightly elevated view across a river toward a large building with Greenwood Mills written on the side. The mill is reflected in the river in the foregroun...
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Garage at Walnut Grove

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Description: View toward the garage. Another building is behind the garage on the left.
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: Interior view towards the fireplace. Debris is on the floor. Handwritten on back: "Fireplace first floor of slave cabin. Note old andirons."
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin with a door in the center and a small horizontal window to the left. The roof is peaked and shingles are in place. The...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: Exterior view of the open door at the end of the slave cabin. The steps continue to rise up inside the cabin to the second floor which has an exposed peake...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: Interior view of a corner of the slave cabin which has a brick floor. A fireplace is on the far wall, and a bed is on the right. Handwritten on back: "Inte...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: Interior view of a corner of the slave cabin which has a brick floor. There is a door on the left, a window to the right of the door, and a fireplace on th...
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View looking up towards the back of the mill building with stone foundation built into the side of the hill. The mill is partially constructed of logs, not...
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Three men are working on the top of the mill building. There is no roof, and the logs are not filled in or chinked. The road curves from the left in the ba...
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Oakland's Estate

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Description: Oakland's estate, Toronto. One of Mary Virginia McCormick's estates.
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 08 1937
Description: View of the front of the McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove, with a wooden walkway up to the open door or window on the right. An exterior chimney is to the le...
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Walnut Grove — Two Log Buildings: Blacksmith Shop and Mill

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View towards the backs of two log buildings built into the side of a hill. The building on the left has a stone foundation, two windows on the first floor ...
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Mill at Walnut Grove

Date: 10 1937
Description: Handwritten on back: "Excavation in water wheel pit back of old mill building. Note three logs used as support for stone pillar to hold outer end of water ...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View looking up towards the back of the log mill building, which is built into the side of a hill. There are three small horizontal openings in the log wal...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View down wooden walkway towards the front of the mill, which is built into a hill. The roof has been removed, and the interior stairway to the second floo...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View of side of the log McCormick Mill, built into the side of a hill on the left. On the ground level is a doorway near the corner on the left, and a smal...
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McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove Restoration Project

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: View looking up towards the back of the log mill building, which is built into the side of a hill. There are three small window openings. Two wheelbarrows ...
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The Hutchinson House

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Description: Greeting card. Front of card reads: "The Hutchinson House 1854 At Waupaca, Wisconsin". Inside caption reads, in part: ". . . a well-preserved example of ea...
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Men in Yard and on Porch

Date: 1871
Description: Four men and woman near large frame house with carpenter's lace and latticework at bottom of a frame house; house has two doors, one with glass trim, gable...

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