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Group of People Playing Croquet

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Description: People playing croquet on a lawn next to tennis courts. In the background on the left, people are relaxing under trees across the road. Cottages are in the...
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Peoples State Bank

Date: 1929
Description: A boy stands at the corner in front of the Peoples State Bank.
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Tim Finley Farm after Cyclone

Date: 06 12 1915
Description: People standing among the broken remains of the Tim Finley farm after a killer tornado. A woman in the center is standing on a mattress. Two people were ki...
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Strachota Brothers General Store and Saloon

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Strachota Brothers general store and saloon, including people and horses. Caption reads: "Strachota Bros. Gen Store & Saloon, St. Kili...
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Wisconsin River Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline of three people in a car on a bridge over the Wisconsin River.
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Cheese Day

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: Group of people posing among round wood cheese boxes on a flatbed truck decorated as a float in the Cheese Day Parade. One person holds a sign that says: "...
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1927
Description: View across road of a large cottage with a front porch on the right, with two people sitting in a lawn chair in front. Down the hill on the left behind tre...
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Springhill Cottages "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: The grounds at Springhill Cottages, with four cottages on the hill in the background. There is a person sitting on a chair inside an open-sided building in...
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Depot and Train — Belleville

Date: 1922
Description: View down railroad tracks of the Belleville train depot. A group of people on the platform approach the train.
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The Dane County News Office

Date: 1925
Description: View from street of three people posing in front of the printing office and shop.
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A Jolly Bunch at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1926
Description: A view of a group of 19 people posing in front of rock formation.
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Dane County Asylum near Verona

Date: 1911
Description: View across dirt road of the asylum and grounds. A large three-story building is spread out over several acres. Stairs are leading up to entrances on the s...
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One of Berry's Housekeeping Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Group of people posed on the steps and porch of a cottage. The cottage has a wrap-around porch, and there is a swing between two trees on the left. A man a...
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Slide

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline of a water slide at Mirror Lake State Park. A woman rides down the slide into the lake, and a few people stand on the platform behind h...
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Jordan Lake at Clearwater Cottages

Date: 1928
Description: View from hill of Jordan Lake. Two people are fishing in a rowboat below, and the wooded far shoreline is in the distance.
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Scene at Spring Brook Farm Resort — At the Dells

Date: 1929
Description: A group of people are gathered on and around a bench on the lawn in front of the porch.
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Scene at Spring Brook Farm Resort — At the Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Guest cottage at Spring Brook Farm Resort, with three entrances. A group of people are posed on the porch.
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Downtown Scene

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Description: View down street with commercial buildings and horse-drawn carriages. A group of people stand on the sidewalk on the right.
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Street Scene

Date: 1918
Description: View down road of children posing on the side of the road. Two people sit in an automobile. In the background are commercial buildings, and horse-drawn veh...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1909
Description: View down unpaved street towards a church. Two people, perhaps nuns, are walking on a sidewalk lined with metal railings. Caption reads: "Catholic Church, ...

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