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Grazing Cow

Date: 1940
Description: Cow grazing in a pasture. Taken from The Writer's Program to be used as an illustration for "Wisconsin: a Guide to the Badger State."
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, with cars parked in front.
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Brown's Bookstore on State Street

Date: 1939
Description: A shaded view of Brown's Bookstore, 673 State Street.
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Vilas Park Zoo Scene

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Description: Children and adults visiting the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). This is one of many images taken by Harold Hone to illustrate "Wisconsin: A Guide to th...
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Cornish Miners' Houses

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of Cornish miners' houses along the side of a street.
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Iowa County Courthouse

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Description: Exterior view across road of the Iowa County Courthouse.
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"The Spirit of the Northwest"

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Description: "The Spirit of the Northwest," a sculpture by Sidney Bedore which features a missionary, an explorer, and a Native American.
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The Wisconsin Club

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of the Wisconsin (formerly the Germania) Club.
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Sailboat on Lake Mendota

Date: 1936
Description: View from shoreline of a sailboat on Lake Mendota.
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Monkey Island

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Description: Spectators looking at the Monkey Island at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). This is one of many images photographed by Harold Hone for "Wisconsin: A Guide...
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Racine County Court House

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view from across street of the Racine County Court House.
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Russell Street

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Description: View from street towards the left of the residential neighborhood on Russell Street. The original negative was used for the Works Progress Administration (...
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Old Brewery at Potosi

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Description: An exterior view of the old brewery at Potosi. A man is walking down the street toward the building.
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St. Josephat's Basilica

Date: 1936
Description: View down street of St. Josephat's Basilica and the surrounding streets.
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Villa Louis

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of the Villa Louis, built by H. Louis Dousman in 1870.
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Former Fur Trading Post Building

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Description: The former Astor (American Fur Trading Company) post building, now a museum of local history and fur trading history. There is a sign reading: "The Riversi...
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William Dempster Hoard

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the bust of William Dempster Hoard — "Father of Wisconsin Dairying" — on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's agricultural campus.
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Waiting for Bass Run

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of people in a park along the shoreline waiting for the White Bass run.
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Hallelujah Campgrounds

Date: 1925
Description: A view of the 7-acre Hallelujah Campground which was located at the corner of Janesville Street and South Perry Parkway in the Village of Oregon. According...
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Village on the Bluffs

Date: 1936
Description: View along side of road across a field of a village on the Mississippi bluffs, with many houses and telephone lines visible.

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