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Lappley Bros. Lumberyard

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Description: Winter view of exterior of Lappley Bros. Lumberyard and Feed Mill.
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Olson's Store at Crescent Park

Date: 08 1927
Description: A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental.
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Water Tank

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a water tank.
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Blue Mounds School House #1

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Description: Spring or summer view of a large, white school house, and a few trees in front of it. Caption reads: "School, Blue Mounds, Wis."
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Black Earth Tourist Park

Date: 1925
Description: The tourist park in Black Earth. Typically such facilities were free for motorists.
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Olin Park Tourist Camp

Date: 1925
Description: The Olin Park tourist campground on the shore of Lake Monona in Madison.
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Bird's-Eye View Middleton, Wisconsin

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Description: View of town taken from the top of a hill.
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Middleton Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down street, with cars and trucks parked on either side. There is a large building with businesses on the right. One has a sign offering meals and "ro...
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View Down Street in Middleton

Date: 1924
Description: A view down street, which is lined with parked cars. There is a grocery store on the corner on the right, and beyond is a sign for a "Hotel Office".
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Middleton High School

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of the Middleton High School. There is a telephone pole in front of the school.
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Middleton High School

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Middleton High School.
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Elevated View of Belleville

Date: 1916
Description: Bird's-eye view of town. Fields, with farms and fences, surround the town made up of numerous dwellings and a church.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Rows of shops are on either side. Carriages and carts are parked along the curb. Streetlights hang from the utility lines. A railroa...
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Scenic View of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: A wooden bridge across a river or lake.
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Commercial Street Scene

Date: 1930
Description: View looking down a commercial street. Shops and cars in angled parking spaces line both sides of the paved street. A horse-drawn wagon is in the far dista...
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Group of Employees in front of Cafe

Date: 1930
Description: View across street of a group of employees, all men, posing outside their cafe. The cafe advertises Kennedy Dairy Company brand ice cream, Coca-Cola produc...
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Creamery

Date: 1912
Description: A two-story creamery. The building features an attached garage, tall chimney, and gabled roof.
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Lover's Lane

Date: 1912
Description: A bridge with both a wooden walkway for pedestrians and a dirt road for automobiles. Two men and a horse are standing on the other side of the bridge.
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City Hall in Library Park

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of two-story city hall in Library Park. It features a bell tower and mansard roof. There is a plaque mounted over the doorway just below the roof....
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Power Dam

Date: 1925
Description: View from shoreline of a dam constructed of concrete and wood. On the other shoreline are houses and other wood outbuildings.

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