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Men in Castle Rock Cave

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Description: Group portrait of four men sitting inside a cave with a low ceiling. One man is holding a flashlight, and one man is smoking a pipe. A caption identifies t...
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John Graybill with Violins

Date: 1910
Description: A man sits in his shop, holding a violin. Five more violins are arranged next to him. Caption with original negative reads "Old-time fiddle-maker in his sh...
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Jefferson Coates

Date: 1870
Description: Francis Jefferson Coates of the 7th Wisconsin who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Sergeant Coates was so severely wounde...
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Grant County Contest

Date: 1914
Description: Large group of unidentified children and adults pose outside a large brick building. Some students are posing in open windows.
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Grant County Contest Winners

Date: 1915
Description: Unidentified group of spelling and arithmetic contest winners posing on a lawn outside of a brick building. The children are wearing ribbons on their lapel...
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Sauk County Conscripts

Date: 05 27 1918
Description: A group of more than 70 draftees poses on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse on the day they left Baraboo for Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. Most...
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View from the Cave

Date: 1935
Description: A retouched, elevated view, looking out the mouth of a cave, over Nelson Dewey State Park. Far below are a railroad bridge and the backwaters of the Missis...
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Bliss Alfalfa Club

Date: 07 15 1913
Description: Group portrait of the Bliss Alfafa Club of Emmet County, showing the President Mr. Grant. The group of men, women and children is standing on an unpaved ro...
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District #9 Clifton Schoolhouse

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Description: View from dirt road of a clapboard one-room schoolhouse with porch. There is an outhouse behind it near a field. The school was closed as children were giv...
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Grant County Contest Winners

Date: 05 1912
Description: Group of children pose in front of the entrance to a brick building. First row, reading from left to right: Willie Wieland, Millie Geyer, Florence, Wielan...
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Moses Strong, Archaeologist

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Moses Strong, a Wisconsin archaeologist who served as Lapham's assistant. His most important article was titled, "Prehistoric M...
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William, Sarah, and Ollie Greene

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of William, Sarah (probably Amelia), and Ollie Greene, three children of Thomas and Harriet Greene. The Greenes were settlers in the Pleasant Ridg...
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Republican Fund Dinner

Date: 04 10 1961
Description: Over 1,000 Republicans attend a $50-a-plate dinner at the arena of the Dane County Fairgrounds. Shown chatting before the dinner are John N. (Nick) Kramer,...
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Corn Contest Prize Winners

Date: 05 1911
Description: Six young men, winners of the Wisconsin No. 7 corn contest, pose in front of tent. From left to right: Ray Peterson, Everett Palmer, Earl Ward, Herbert Ec...
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Closing Day Exercises in District #15, North Lancaster

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Description: A large group of children and adults pose in a field around trees. There is a tent in the background with flags, and two women sit in a carriage on the lef...
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Dean Oak

Date: 1955
Description: A very large white oak tree standing along County Trunk Highway S dwarfs a utility pole nearby. There is a barn across a field in the far background. The t...
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Korn Kids

Date: 01 1914
Description: Class of Boys who attended a 10-Day Course at the college of Agriculture, Madison. The course began on January 26th, 1914 with an opening speech by Profess...
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Grant County Sycamore

Date: 1979
Description: A mature sycamore tree standing in front of farm buildings and a silo. There is a mailbox and fire number sign at the edge of a road in the foreground. The...
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Dean Oak

Date: 1982
Description: A large white oak in a snowy landscape along County Trunk Highway S. The tree is asymmetrical, missing portions of several major limbs. There is a silo an...
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Denniston House Historic Marker

Date: 10 23 1969
Description: Deane and Don Oelke, front row, owners of the Denniston House Hotel, standing by the historical marker honoring the history of the Denniston House in Cassv...

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