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| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the first district public school, erected in 1916. There is a hand-pump for water in the yard in front of the building. |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Stanley Public Library. The library opened in 1901 and was funded with a $15,000 donation from Mrs. S.F. Moon. In the room are a large... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Wilbur Cohen and Robert Ball sit on a stage behind a table listening to a speaker at the podium during a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the social ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View across road of the exterior of the Mount Horeb Public School, built in 1918. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard of the high school. A sign on the building reads: "Public School." Caption reads: "High School, Edgerton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the entrance to the Richards' Octagon House. |
| Date: | 08 14 1968 |
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| Description: | View towards podium of Wilbur Cohen presenting Arthur Altmeyer, the first director of the Social Security Board, with a plaque at the anniversary celebrati... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Cottage Grove Grade School with carved stone plaque. There is an entrance on both ends of the facade. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of the memorial to Camp Bragg, with a tablet, located in Menominee Park. It is surrounded by Civil War cannons. Snow is on the ground, and buildings a... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View from across street of schoolchildren standing and playing on the sidewalk outside the Benton High School. |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view over audience towards Newton Minow giving a speech while standing at a podium. A large plaque on the wall behind him says "Northwest... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Close-up of the plaque on the memorial to Camp Bragg, located in Menominee Park. It reads: "Camp Bragg Memorial Near this spot in the autumn of 1862 the 21... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Plaque marking the site of the first Court House, first and second jails, and the first County Offices. Erected by Milwaukee County, the plaque has classi... |
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| Description: | Stereograph elevated view of exterior of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce building. The six-story building features a clock-tower. Text at right: "Milwauk... |
| Date: | 06 02 1962 |
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| Description: | Neil Nash, vice-president of the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company, speaking to the crowd at the dedication of the Centralia Pulp and Paper Mill historical mar... |
| Date: | 08 1994 |
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| Description: | "When the wall below the Juneau House was redone, a rededication ceremony was held. Village President, Mike Weymier, is at the right." |
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| Description: | There's nothing like a threat to the fortunes of the dairy business to bring Wisconsin political leaders together. Here two Republicans and two Democrats t... |
| Date: | 10 15 1960 |
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| Description: | Walter A. Olen, former president of the FWD (four wheel drive) Corporation and curator of the FWD Foundation museum, unveiled the Four Wheel Drive historic... |
| Date: | 03 23 1983 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) speaking on behalf of Wisconsin dairy interests to the Dairy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee al... |
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