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Hillside Home Building

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Description: The first building built for the Hillside Home School, 4 Miles from Spring Green. Exterior view of the Hillside Home Building, a Shingle Style building, de...
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Scene in Railroad Yards

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Description: Photographic postcard of the railroad yards. Elevated view of railroad tracks and switch-yard, with steam rising behind a brick building on the left. Railr...
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School Building

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of a two-floor school building with a covered front entrance underneath a bell tower. Snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "School B...
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Greetings From Bruce

Date: 05 15 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Bruce with seven photographs. The fairgrounds, Main Street, farm scene, Catholic Church, Chippewa River bridge,...
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Buff Creek Farm

Date: 06 19 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of Buff Creek Farm. The farmhouse is on the left and the barn and outbuildings are on the right. A man and an automobile are nea...
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Church and Farmhouses

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a church with cemetery and farmhouses and rolling hills in the distance. Caption reads: "Ashippun, Wis."
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Fisherman's Home, Bear Island

Date: 09 24 1910
Description: View of several fisherman's homes on Bear Island, one of the islands that make up the Apostle Islands. An American flag is flying between buildings and a d...
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Cyclone, July 3, '07 — Wightman's House and Barn

Date: 07 03 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a tornado that destroyed a farm. Caption reads: "Berlin Wis., Cyclone, July 3, '07 — Wightman's House and Ba...
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Group of People Posed at Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of a family posed on a hill in front of a farm, with farmhouse, outbuildings, and a windmill. The family is gathered on a hill i...
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Scenic View

Date: 1910
Description: View of a river with a dam waterfall. A road runs along the far side of the river, and a large barn is across the road on the right. Caption reads: "Scenic...
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Scenic View on Milwaukee River, near Campbellsport

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view of a river scene and neighboring farm. Caption reads: "Scenic View on Milwaukee River, near Campbellsport, Wis."
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage

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Description: View of parsonage and church in a rural area. Caption reads: "German Lutheran Church and Parsonage, Canton, Buffalo County, Wis."
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Loading Hay into a Silo

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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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"The Knoll" at Crystal Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Photograph postcard view down road toward a house and water tower surrounded by shrubs and trees. Caption reads: "'The Knoll' Crystal Lake, Westfield, Wis....
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Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm on Highway 18, thirty miles west of Milwaukee.
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Barn with Cows in Yard Near Earl, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a barn, with two men and cows in the barnyard. There are patches of snow on the ground.
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Farm near Elroy

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a farm and the surrounding landscape. Hills are in the distance. Caption reads: "Elroy, Wis."
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Fox River near Endeavor

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view from hill towards the Fox River, with a farm in the foreground. The farm has a windmill with a sign on it that reads: "Kilbourn Steel Mill," ...
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St. Martin's Church

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Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of a rural church with a clock on the steeple. Caption reads: "St. Martin's Church, Fillmore, Wis."
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Harvesting Barley near Leeds

Date: 07 25 1922
Description: View across fence towards a field with bales of barley arranged in rows. A person is operating horse-drawn farm machinery in the field on the right. Farm b...

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