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George Washington Elms

Date: 1933
Description: A posted sign reads: "George Washington Elms, From Mt. Vernon, VA to Mt. Vernon, WIS. Planted May 6th, 1916," at the Forest of Fame, consisting of trees gr...
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U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention

Date: 1890
Description: Slightly elevated view of the members of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention and their families standing for a portrait at Mount Vernon.
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Donald Farmstead near Mount Vernon

Date: 01 23 1934
Description: James Sweet Donald farmstead, built in 1858, on the "Rock View Farm," now called Vernon Valley Farms, at 1972 Hwy 92 near Mount Vernon. It is on the Nation...
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County Highway G, Mount Vernon, Looking South

Date: 08 10 1931
Description: County Highway G, Mount Vernon, looking south, taken for Travelers Insurance Co. Dane County.
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Damaged Car

Date: 08 10 1931
Description: Damaged Packard sedan in an auto garage with Tagolene oils and greases sign.
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One View of Village of Mount Vernon

Date: 1876
Description: "One view of the village of Mount Vernon, Wis." a stereograph listed in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views."
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Allen's Hotel

Date: 1899
Description: Allen's hotel. A horse-drawn vehicle is in front of the hotel.
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Baptist Church

Date: 1908
Description: Baptist Church. Caption reads: "[Bapti]st Church, Mt. Vernon, Wis."
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Bradt Store

Date: 1925
Description: The Bradt Store, later destroyed by fire. A person is standing in front of the store.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Main Street with plank sidewalk and dirt road. A piece of agricultural equipment is in the foreground.
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Public School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the public school. A bell tower is on the roof. Caption reads: "Public School, Mt. Vernon, Wis."
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Public School

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior of public school made from stone. A bell tower is on the roof. Caption reads: "Public School, Mt. Vernon, Wis."
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Mount Vernon on Arbor Day

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd gathered in Mount Vernon on Arbor Day.
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Cornfield in High Wind

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: A rural scene of a cornfield blowing in the wind. Beyond trees in the background is a farm.
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Croplands

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: View of rolling croplands, framed by two tree branches in the foreground. There are farm buildings in the background.
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Pasture and Barn

Date: 09 11 1960
Description: View of a barn, silo, and two tractors on a farm. An electrical post with a loop of metal wire stands in the foreground. Several Holstein cows graze in a p...
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Tree Branches in Sunlight

Date: 07 10 1966
Description: View of pasture with dead and living tree branches in the sunlight.
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Valley Farmland

Date: 06 1967
Description: Elevated view over plowed field and dirt road toward a farm with a farmhouse, barn, silo and other outbuildings residing in a sloping valley.
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Living and Dead Trees

Date: 07 10 1966
Description: Two trees, one in the foreground that is living and another in the background that is dead, reside in a rural pasture. A wire fence runs through the pastur...
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Portrait of Martha Washington

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Description: A portrait of George Washington's wife, Martha Washington by Gilbert Stuart.

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