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Cheese Factory

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Description: A man poses outdoors in front of a cheese factory. Behind him next to the building is a large wooden tub on stilts, perhaps for holding water.
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Cassville Depot and Yards

Date: 1921
Description: View down railroad tracks of the Cassville depot. A boy or man sits on a bench in front of the depot.
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Lorin Gillett (1915-1985)

Date: 1930
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Lorin Gillett at approximately 15 years of age.
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Lorin Gillett (1915-1985)

Date: 1936
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Lorin Gillett at approximately 21 years of age.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of travelers on platform exiting the Lancaster train depot. A man sits on a horse-drawn wagon in front of the depot.
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Lorin Gillett (1915-1985)

Date: 1933
Description: High school graduation portrait of Lorin Gillett. He is wearing a graduation gown and mortarboard.
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Emma Schmitt Gillett and Monday

Date: 1933
Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Gillett with their German Shepherd, Monday.
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Lorin Gillett as a Child

Date: 1919
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young Lorin Gillett sitting on a stool.
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New Bridge Across the Wisconsin River

Date: 10 1927
Description: View along shoreline of construction of the New Free bridge. Men work on and below the wooden bridge, which is partially constructed. A crane is on the bri...
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Bagley

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Description: View from road of a brick building under construction. Five men are posed in front near a pile of bricks. Four men are posed in the window openings on the ...
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Emma and Elena Schmitt

Date: 1901
Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Schmitt (the future Mrs. Sherwin Gillett) and her sister Elena.
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State Bank

Date: 1916
Description: View across street of five men posing on the sidewalk outside the State Bank. Next door to the bank, on the left, is the City Meat Market.
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Post Office

Date: 1911
Description: Men, possibly postal workers, standing on the front steps of the local post office with crates and barrels in the foreground.
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Creamery

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Description: View across road of creamery building. Male workers are standing near the entrance on the left in front of a sign that says "Patch Grove Creamery." On the ...
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The Gillett Children

Date: 1916
Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Gillett children, left to right: Sherry (b. 1913), Lorin (b. 1915), and Harry (b. 1910).
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The Gillett Children

Date: 1920
Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Gillett children, left to right: Harry (b. 1910), Sherry (b. 1913), and Lorin (b. 1915).
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Rundolph Mill & Dam

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Rundolph Mill and dam near Muscoda. A man stands near the far side of the bridge on the left. The banks of the river are rocky cliffs, and a st...
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Gillette Studio

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view from road of the Gillette photography studio. Lorin is standing and posing next to the sign. An upside down sign is resting in the tall grass...
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Miller Hotel

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Description: View from across street of three men standing on the porch of the Miller Hotel. There is an advertisement depicting a cow on the building next door.
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Wright House

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Wright House hotel located at 100 N Madison Street. Men pose near the entrance of the building. The Philipps House is located next door.

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