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Effinger Brewery

Date: 1977
Description: Effinger Brewery located in Baraboo. Founded about 1870, this brewery was operating as the Stiehl Winery in 1977 when this photograph was taken. A sign on ...
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Portrait of Cat

Date: 1935
Description: A portrait of the Trimpey family cat, Mary.
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Lewis Arms on a Wagon

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on a wagon at Bernard Arms's farm.
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The Lure of Devil's Lake

Date: 1920
Description: A hand-tinted photograph of a tree-framed scene along the shore of Devil's Lake is mounted on a piece of beige paper. A large bluff dominates the backgroun...
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Woman at Lookout Cliff

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Description: View of a woman taking a photograph from Lookout Cliff at Devil's Lake. Below, a train runs through a field surrounded by trees.
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Railroad Tracks along Shoreline of Devil's Lake

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Description: A view of the shoreline of Devil's Lake with railroad tracks in the foreground. On the back of the photograph is the photographer's information: "Sim Mould...
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Nofsinger Family with Model T Ford

Date: 06 09 1929
Description: The Nofsinger family poses with their automobile, a Model T Ford.
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Martha

Date: 1935
Description: Hand-colored photograph of a doll, Martha, from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey, posed in a woodland setting. She wears a green brocade dress and hat....
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Street in Sleet Storm

Date: 02 22 1922
Description: View of an ice covered street, trees and houses. Text on back of photograph reads: "Sleet storm of February 22nd & 23rd/22. Looking west from street inters...
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Lewis Arms on a Horse

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on the back of a horse, probably on his uncle Bernard Arms's farm.
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Tuffy and the '49 Pontiac

Date: 1955
Description: Bernard Arms's dog Tuffy plays outdoors, with Lewis Arms' 1949 Pontiac automobile parked in the grass in the background.
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Cliff House Inn

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an original photograph by H.H. Bennett of the Cliff House Inn at Devil's Lake as seen from the beach. Abraham Lincoln is reported to have slept h...
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The Lure of Devil's Lake

Date: 1920
Description: A hand-tinted photograph of a scene along the wooded shore of Devil's Lake is mounted on a piece of beige paper. The scene features an old section of a woo...
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Trimpey House

Date: 1925
Description: Front view of Trimpey house in winter.
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Probably Parfrey's Glen

Date: 1909
Description: Seven women and a man pose on a large boulder in front of a wall-like rock formation, probably in Parfrey's Glen.
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Picnic with the Nofsingers

Date: 06 01 1929
Description: Bernard Arms (standing), uncle of Lewis Arms, shares a picnic with his neighbors Mr. and Mrs. (Betsy) Nofsinger.
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Nellie Arms and Her Cat

Date: 10 24 1954
Description: Nellie Arms, aunt of Lewis Arms, holds a cat outdoors at the farm she shared with her husband Bernard.
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Nellie and Bernard Arms

Date: 07 1956
Description: Nellie Arms and Bernard Arms relax at their farm. There are ducks at Bernard's feet.
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Bernard and Nellie Arms

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Description: Bernard Arms poses with his wife Nellie. There is an automobile (possibly a Chevrolet) in the background.
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Al. Ringling Residence

Date: 1918
Description: Al. Ringling's residence.

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