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The Bird House at Bird Park

Date: 1933
Description: House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A...
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Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of a group of worshipers at a shrine featuring a Madonna.
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The Portiuncula Chapel

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Description: Color postcard view of a chapel with a fresco on the front. Statues of a Madonna and child and St. Francis are on the lawn.
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Packard Avenue

Date: 1943
Description: Photographic postcard view looking north on Barnard Avenue from Packard Avenue. There are businesses, automobiles and pedestrians on both sides of the stre...
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Public School

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the brick public school, with bell tower. Caption reads: "Public School, De Forest, Wis."
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Scene in Ellison Bay

Date: 1958
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a street scene, with a church on the left, and automobiles parked near a storefront at the corner in the distance,...
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1954
Description: View across street towards the church. The entrance and steeple are on the right. Caption reads: "First Congregational Church, Hillsboro, Wis."
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Civic Center Park

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the park across from the courthouse. The Boy Scouts Monument (a replica of the Statue of Liberty) is in the center surrounded by flo...
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Bridge Street

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Description: View down Bridge Street which is lined with businesses. Automobiles are parked at an angles along the curbs. Businesses include an electronics (TV/radio) s...
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Library

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Library-Richland Center-Wis." Exterior view of a Carnegie Library built in 1905. The brick and stone building has large windows with ...
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The House on the Rock

Date: 1950
Description: Text on the reverse reads: "The House on the Rock, at Spring Green, Wisconsin, on Highway 23, North of Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Access to this rock is throug...
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Taliesin

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Taliesin, Spring Green, Wis." View of the courtyard at Taliesin. In the foreground is a statue of a figure holding a bird standing on...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1921
Description: Caption reads: "Catholic Church, Thorp, Wis." St. Bernard Catholic Church is a brick church built in 1914. In 1974 the parish was combined with St. Hedwig ...

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