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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A spinning wheel, chair, and other kitchen objects in the corner of a room. Caption reads: "Corner of Pioneer Kitchen, Douglas County Historical Museum, Su... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a fireplace, cradle and spinning wheel. Pictures and household ... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the lobby of Gordon Lodge. There is a deer head trophy mounted above the mantle of the stone fireplace, and a large spinning wheel between... |
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| Description: | A large group of men are using log poles to pull the side of a new timber framed barn up to meet the roof line. |
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| Description: | A large group of men pause briefly in their work of raising this large timber framed barn. |
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| Description: | Four men pause in their work of building a new, large barn. They are all wearing hats for protection from the sun. |
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| Description: | View across barnyard towards five men on the William Fiebelkorn farm working with a wagon and conveyor belt to load hay into a silo. The barn has a stone f... |
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| Description: | William Fiebelkorn and his wife Anna stand at a fence on their farm. William is holding a toddler. The house, the barn, several outbuildings and a windmill... |
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| Description: | Interior color postcard of a bedroom at the Tank House built in 1776. In the room is a bed, chest, fireplace, dressing table with mirror and a spinning whe... |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of the dining room with the table set with dinnerware. Text on reverse reads: "The Dining Room tables are set with the original iron... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Waelderhaus work room. There is a desk on the left, with two framed prints above it. There is an Austrian Kachelofen (til... |
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| Description: | View of a dining room with a large picture window, with a view of the Madison skyline across Lake Monona. Located two miles southeast on Highways 12 and 18... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Rock Springs Memorial Community Center, Auditorium, Dining Room, Snack Bar." A collage of 4 images of the Community Center. One exter... |
| Date: | 01 18 1912 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on the back: "Business Men's Banquet, Seymour, Wisc., Thursday Eve, January 18-1912." View from stage of a large room filled with businessmen a... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Land of Make Believe in the Center of Door County. Unique Museum. Largest Collection Anywhere. Old Marshall Field Window Mechanical... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Goff's Restaurant, Waukesha, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Goff's Restaurant, Clinton Street - Waukesha, Wis. Wisconsin's Pioneer Restaura... |
| Date: | 03 15 1942 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Goff's Restaurant, Waukesha, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Goff's Restaurant, Clinton Street - Waukesha, Wis. Wisconsin's Pioneer Restaura... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bea's Cafe, Wautoma, Wis." Tables and chairs in a restaurant with tableware and flowers on the tables. Framed paintings are displayed... |
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