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Aerial View

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial photograph taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and...
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Factory site

Date: 1925
Description: Empty field with Mineral Point in the background taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emph...
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Mineral Point Railroad Map

Date: 1856
Description: Wisconsin map illustrating the Mineral Point Railroad and its connections.
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Vacant Factory Building

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior shot of a vacant factory building with a car parked in front taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Mineral Point

Date: 1840
Description: A hand-drawn plat map of Mineral Point, Wisconsin showing street layout and location of buildings.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Restored lobby and ticket window of Mineral Point Opera House.
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Official Wisconsin Marker of Shake Rag Street

Date: 1951
Description: The official Wisconsin marker of Shake Rag Street and the committee of citizens who sponsored placing the marker. (Left to right): Ross Graves, President o...
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Portrait of Richard Thomas

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Description: Portrait of Richard Thomas, son of Sampson Thomas, born in Falmouth, England, in 1817, died in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1886. With James Carbis, he bui...
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Mineral Point Opera House auditorium and balconies from the stage.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View from stage of original stage lights in Mineral Point Opera House.
Map or Atlas

Diagram of Mineral Point Mining Co.'s Mine

Date: 1850
Description: Lithograph of a map drawn to indicate a mine on land owned by Mineral Point Mining Co. in the lead region of southwestern Wisconsin.
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Oldest Standing Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The second brewery to be built in Wisconsin and the oldest still standing (at the time the photograph was taken).
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Exterior view of Mineral Point Opera House and City Hall from across the street.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Interior view of balcony and plaster work of the Mineral Point Opera House.
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Pendarvis House

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Description: The Pendarvis house, a Cornish home on Shake Rag Street.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Mineral Point Opera House auditorium and stage from rear balcony including painted stage curtain.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of original chairs in Mineral Point Opera House's balcony including hat racks.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Decorative plasterwork in the Mineral Point Opera House showing stage and painted curtain in background.
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European Larch

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Larix decidua, judged to be the largest of its type in Wisconsin, standing next to Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Mining Scene

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Description: An unidentified mining scene where two men are cranking a windlass, common only in early lead and zinc mining in southwest Wisconsin. The windlass was used...

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