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First Wisconsin Territorial Legislature Council House (First Capitol)

Date: 1870
Description: Council House of the first Wisconsin Territorial Legislature when it met at Belmont in 1836. A young boy or man wearing a hat stands in front near a fence.
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B.F. Hahn and Family Picnic

Date: 1876
Description: Benjamin F. Hahn, his wife Mary and their servant Sarah Hill sit around a table with an intricately patterned cloth with bowls of apples and grapes. The wo...
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Reverend Carl Christian Aas Home

Date: 1873
Description: The home of the Reverend Carl Christian Aas (1843-1898), with the family posing around a table in front of a fence in the foreground. There is a rocking ho...
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L.E. Johnson and B.F. Halin

Date: 1876
Description: Family, including a woman, young man and man sitting around table in a yard, with a two-story stone house with a porch on at least two sides. A young girl ...
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Brenum Family with Minnie Klatter

Date: 09 19 1876
Description: Left to right: Johannes Brenum (father), Peter, Bernt, Ole, Maria, Ingeborg (mother), Mrs. Margaret Larson (neighbor in plaid dress). Little girl is Minnie...
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Wagon Bridge in Darlington

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of wagon bridge in Darlington, with a river on the right, a cow in a field, and a building on the left.
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Bridge in Darlington

Date: 1935
Description: View toward bridge and hill. The bridge has lampposts. Buildings are on a hill in the background. Caption reads: "Bridge and Hill, Darlington, Wis."
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1914
Description: View toward the front of the Carnegie Library. A group of people are posing on the steps. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Darlington, Wis."
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Lafayette County Courhouse

Date: 1945
Description: Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse.
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1907
Description: View down road looking towards Soldiers' Monument and town beyond. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Darlington, Wis."
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1895
Description: Front entrance to the Methodist Episcopal Church, the first parsonage built at Fayette.
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Dunn Residence

Date: 1905
Description: The home of Justice Charles Dunn. In 1906 it was the farmhouse of Chris Cerdt.
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Lodging House for the First Territorial Legislature

Date: 1906
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836.
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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of the first Territorial Legislature

Date: 1906
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836.
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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of First Territorial Legislature

Date: 1957
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836.
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Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage, built in 1867. Caption reads: "M.E. Church and Parsonage, Shullsburg, Wis."
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High School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a high school. Caption reads: "High School, Shullsburg, Wis."
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Gratiot Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Gratiot homestead at Gratiot's Grove Site.
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Gratiot Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Gratiot homestead at Gratiot's Grove Site. Handwriting on front reads: "The Gratiot Homestead at the (?)on."
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Stone Farmhouse

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior view of a farmhouse in the vicinity of Shullsburg, "typical of early stone houses in southwestern Wisconsin."

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