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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1936
Description: A view of Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay, Lake Geneva. It was the "largest refracting telescope in the world," according to "Wisconsin: A Guide To The ...
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On the Trail

Date: 09 1934
Description: A male guide on the left is using a walking stick to point out a feature in the rocks atop a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park, as a group of men on the rig...
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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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Guide Dog Training School

Date: 08 1958
Description: Gypsy, a guide dog at the Cambridge Double-A Guiding Dogs, Inc. School, and her trainer, Burlee Rowe, demonstrating how dogs are taught to pick up an artic...
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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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Guide Dog Training School

Date: 08 1958
Description: Gypsy, a guide dog at the Cambridge Double-A Guiding Dogs, Inc. school with trainer, Burlee Rowe, demonstrates how the dogs are taught to pick up an articl...
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Dells of the Wisconsin River

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Dells of the Wisconsin River, with two people walking down a long dock/walkway leading to a boat.
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of several people sitting and standing under a tree in front of a beach area at Devil's Lake State Park. People are swimming and wading in the water...
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Big Smoky Falls

Date: 1936
Description: A view of Big Smoky Falls on the Wolf River, on the Menominee Reservation.
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Log Cabin

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Description: A view of a "log cabin of a pioneer". Two other log cabins are visible in the background.
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"The Grand Loggery"

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Description: A view of "the Grand Loggery," Governor Doty's home at Neenah-Menasha, built in 1845.
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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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Cornish Miners' Houses

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of Cornish miners' houses along the side of a street.
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Grazing Dairy Cows

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Description: Seven dairy cows out grazing in a pasture, surrounded by trees.
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Rocks at Cave Point

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of the Lake Michigan shoreline and the rocks at Cave Point.
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Cherry Blossoms

Date: 1936
Description: Close-up of cherry blossoms in Door County.
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Mississippi River Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: View from road leading down to shoreline of a Mississippi River ferry bringing several cars across the river.
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Farm Scene

Date: 1938
Description: A view of a farm in the "Coulee Country" near La Crosse during the spring. There is a long ditch in the foreground.
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Small Grain Elevator

Date: 1936
Description: A view of a small grain elevator and various other farm buildings near a road.

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