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| A grant program to help local governments enhance transportation projects. |
| State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| This grant provides funding for the identification, evaluation, and listing of architectural and archaeological resources |
| Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) |
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| WHEDA's programs strive to stimulate affordable housing and economic development throughout the state |
| Wisconsin Humanities Council |
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| This grant program seeks to enrich individuals’ lives and the civic life of communities through humanities education. |
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| Description: | Gaylord Nelson and Sherman Benson as boys in front of the Nelson home during the winter with a dog and sled. |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of across street toward buildings, which include the offices of Dr. L. Campbell (house on the left) and Dr. Anton Nelson, the father ... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | The Goar and Stinson log driving crew on the Clam River. |
| Date: | 12 10 1965 |
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| Description: | Dennis Dokken examines a one microsecond memory system that enabled computers to read a million bits of information per second. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Staples' Drugstore, the first drugstore in Osceola. Druggist C.W. Staples was also a member of the local committee on equalization of taxe... |
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| Description: | A cabin at Clear Lake (Vilas County), a small Chippewa (Ojibwa) settlement, occupied by a white man and his Native American wife. This image is part of an ... |
| Date: | 11 12 1906 |
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| Description: | "An annual crop of rocks" at the George A. Nelson Farm. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Main Street, with two competing curb-side gas stations across the street from each other. Cars are parked along both sides of the muddy street. Such curb-... |
| Date: | 09 09 1895 |
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| Description: | Two men with scythes stand in front of a sorghum patch planted on May 20th, 1895. The view was taken near Osceola. |
| Date: | 08 10 1946 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of three women. (l to r) Song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, Mrs. Kamma Grumstrup, a singer of old ballads in Danish, and possibly Beri... |
| Date: | 08 10 1946 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Brithe Lothe, age 75, and Mrs. Hannah Haug, singers of Norwegian folk songs. Behind them are two quilts or rugs hanging over what may be porch railing... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Top view is from the intersection looking towards buildings on the right side of the street. The bottom view has a caption that reads: "West Side of Main S... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down Keller Avenue towards businesses along the left. A round or octagon shaped building on the far left has a sign that reads: "Restaurant". Further ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Business section of downtown. View across unpaved road towards business along the left. A group of children and adults are posing standing in the road nea... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Balsam Lake Hotel. A person is standing just outside of the hotel. A fence and tree are on the right. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The Methodist Episcopal Church in Balsam Lake. Caption reads: 1ST M. E. Church — Balsam Lake WIS". |
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