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Martha Buelke with her Cow

Date: 1899
Description: Grandma Martha (Goetsch) Buelke posed in front of a barn with her favorite cow. She is holding a milking pail.
Map or Atlas

Horicon, Wis. Looking North-East.

Date: 1892
Description: This bird's-eye view map is oriented looking north-east and includes index of points of interest and businesses. The map is a photocopy.
Photograph

Downer College

Date: 1890
Description: View of Downer College. Snow is on the ground.
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Indians Visiting Dodge County Fair

Date: 1898
Description: Native American Indians in traditional dress outside their teepees (tipis) at the Dodge County Fair. There is a large building in the background along with...
Photograph

Old Log House on William Wills Farm

Date: 12 03 1899
Description: View of an old log house on William Wills Farm, residence of Leudwig Goetsch and bought by William Goetsch in 1846.
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Dodge County Workhouse for Transients

Date: 1899
Description: Exterior view of the Dodge County Workhouse for Transients.
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William Wills Homestead

Date: 11 30 1899
Description: Exterior view of the William Wills homestead. The family, including a dog, is standing around the front porch. One young girl is standing inside the house ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Dodge County, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: This late 19th-century map of Dodge County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities, villages and post offices, some property...
Map or Atlas

Dodge County, Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: This 1899 map of Dodge County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, post offices, cemeteri...
Historical Essay

Letterheads - Image Gallery Essay

Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975
Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding.
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Photograph

"Society Room" at Downer College

Date: 1891
Description: "Society Room" at Downer College. The view from the back shows chairs lined up in rows, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and a piano against the wall...
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"Recitation Room" at Downer College

Date: 1891
Description: "Recitation Room" at Downer College.
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Dorm at Downer College

Date: 1895
Description: Interior of a student's room at Downer (women's) College. Two banjos rest on the chaise in front of the window.
Photograph

Weaving Baskets and Spinning

Date: 05 1899
Description: William and Johanna Krueger are sitting alongside a house near a shed. William is sitting on a bench weaving a willow basket, and has a pipe in his mouth. ...
Photograph

In the Garden

Date: 05 1899
Description: William and Johanna Krueger working in the garden. Johanna is standing next to the garden fence holding a hoe. William is sitting next to her on a small be...
Photograph

Loading Hay

Date: 08 1898
Description: August and Alexander Krueger loading hay with pitchforks onto a wagon with a two-horse team attached. August is standing on top of the wagon while Alexande...
Photograph

The Goetsch Sisters

Date: 1893
Description: The Goetsch sisters sit and stand in two rows on the family farm. They are wearing dark dresses. Names: (back row) Martha G. Buelke, unidentified, Lydia; (...
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Aultman-Taylor Steam Traction Engine

Date: 08 14 1899
Description: August and William Kuckhahn posing with an Aultman-Taylor steam traction engine.
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Wills Old House

Date: 12 1899
Description: View of the old Will homestead. The home retains the original Pommer Fachwerk.

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