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Koehler Family in a Garden

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: Julius Koehler family in their garden in front of their newly built frame home. The original Koehler farm was destroyed by forest fire in July of 1894, evi...
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Shore Scene at Washington Island

Date: 08 24 1964
Description: Shore scene at end of Main Road showing studio and small boats at low water.
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Pasture Stream and Flowering Tree

Date: 05 13 1962
Description: A twisting pasture stream as seen through a flowering tree.
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Elderberries on Quinney Farm

Date: 2001
Description: Elderberries in the countryside foreground and a landscape view of the Quinney farm.
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Girl with Sunflower

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Description: Girl posed standing holding the stem of a sunflower.
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Peony Farm

Date: 06 1950
Description: Three well-dressed women are walking past a peony farm.
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Young Woman in Clearing

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Description: A portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and dress, and holding a bouquet of flowers, standing in a clearing. In the background is the darkroom horse-draw...
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Jessie Turvill Thwaites Picking Flowers

Date: 08 1896
Description: Jessie Turville Thwaites, wife of Reuben Gold Thwaites, picks wildflowers.
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Wild Flowers in front of House

Date: 1941
Description: Wildflowers next to the side yard and the front steps of a house.
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Ho-Chunk Children with Dog near Marsh

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Description: Standing together in a row are two Ho-Chunk girls wearing print dresses, and two Ho-Chunk boys who are nude on a sandy pile in front of a marsh. In front o...
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Flowering Tree

Date: 05 22 1960
Description: A roadside tree blossoms in springtime.
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Flowering Tree in the Rain

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Flowering tree in the rain. Several other trees are visible through the fog.
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Rock Ledges

Date: 09 11 1960
Description: View up towards several rock ledges protruding from a hillside. Between the rock outcroppings are patches of long grass and flowers.
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Field in Bloom

Date: 05 19 1963
Description: View of a field of blooming wild mustard(?). In the distance, several farms are visible.
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Cows Grazing on a Hilltop Pasture

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: View up hill of a group of cows grazing on a hilltop covered with daisies. The pasture was owned by Mr. Amos Steensland.
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Puppies on a Farm

Date: 
Description: A litter of puppies stand on a wooden structure with (presumably) their mother below them in the foreground.
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Two Women in Garden

Date: 1921
Description: Two women standing in a garden picking flowers.
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Iris Bordering Drive

Date: 07 1927
Description: Irises bordering a farm's driveway near several farm buildings and the farmhouse. A large dog is standing on the farmhouse steps in the background.
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May True Love Light Your Christmas Path

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card with the image of a bell. Inside is a scene of a lake with a cottage on the shore. There is a boat on the lake and a church on the opposite sh...
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Bonack Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Leo and Helen Bonack, at W2472 Hwy TW (Section 6), have lived here for 38 years. Cows were last milked in 1960.

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