Big Jo Flour Ghost Sign, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Gillich's General Store.
Grave of Meinhardt Raabe, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Meinhardt Raabe (pronounced Robby) was born in 1915 in Watertown, Wisconsin. At age 23, he appeared as the Munchkin coronor in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," pronouncing the Wicked Witch of the East to be "most sincerely dead." Raabe served as an aviator in the Civil Air Patrol in World War II. After the war, he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin and, years later, a master's degree in business administration from Drexel University. He also spent nearly 30 years as Oscar Mayer's "Little Oscar, World's Smallest Chef" traveling the country in the first Wienermobile, produced in 1936. Raabe died in 2010 at the age of 94. He is buried in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Farmington, Wisconsin.
Elmira School, Stark County, Illinois
This two-room school was built in 1902. High school classes were held through 1915. Starting in 1916, grades 1-8 were taught until its closure in 1952.
Elmira School, Stark County, Illinois
This two-room school was built in 1902. High school classes were held through 1915. Starting in 1916, grades 1-8 were taught until its closure in 1952.
Elmira School, Stark County, Illinois
This two-room school was built in 1902. High school classes were held through 1915. Starting in 1916, grades 1-8 were taught until its closure in 1952.
Elmira Cemetery, Stark County, Illinois
Est. 1845.
Elmira School, Stark County, Illinois
This two-room school was built in 1902. High school classes were held through 1915. Starting in 1916, grades 1-8 were taught until its closure in 1952.
Elmira School, Stark County, Illinois
This two-room school was built in 1902. High school classes were held through 1915. Starting in 1916, grades 1-8 were taught until its closure in 1952.
Ada Covered Bridge, Kent County, Michigan
A 125-foot span Brown truss covered bridge erected in 1867 across the Thornapple River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Burr Oak Kream Kone, Noble County, Ohio
Owned and operated by Kate Walburn, the first, and only, woman trustee in the history of Athens Township when she took ofice in 1962. Kate served the township for 27 years. After her retirement in 1989, she continued to operate Burr Oak Kream Kone. Kate passed away in 2008 at the age of 97.
Governor Dodge State Park, Iowa County, Wisconsin
Stephens Falls Hiking Trail.
Old Desk at Abandoned One-Room School, Houston County, Minnesota
School built circa 1890.
Abandoned One-Room School, Houston County, Minnesota
Built circa 1890.
Outbuilding at Mulford Farm, Johnson County, Iowa
Farm was originally owned by Henry Felkner, prosperous miller and farmer, who bought the land in 1837. The 30x67-foot barn is considered a Civil War barn and was built between 1840 and 1870. Old battens are attached with square nails. The framing employs hewn timber posts and beams.
Mulford Barn, Johnson County, Iowa
Farm was originally owned by Henry Felkner, prosperous miller and farmer, who bought the land in 1837. The 30x67-foot barn is considered a Civil War barn and was built between 1840 and 1870. Old battens are attached with square nails. The framing employs hewn timber posts and beams.
Mulford Barn, Johnson County, Iowa
Farm was originally owned by Henry Felkner, prosperous miller and farmer, who bought the land in 1837. The 30x67-foot barn is considered a Civil War barn and was built between 1840 and 1870. Old battens are attached with square nails. The framing employs hewn timber posts and beams.
Snow Train, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Mid-Continent Railway
Snow Train, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Mid-Continent Railway
Snow Train, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Mid-Continent Railway
