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St. John's Catholic Church and School

Date: 1913
Description: View across lawn towards the church on the left, and the school on the right. Caption reads: "St. John's Catholic Church and School, Edgar, Wisconsin."
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down unpaved Main Street with storefronts are along both sides. A sign on a building further down on the right reads: "Nixon House". Caption reads: "S...
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Third Street

Date: 1909
Description: Winter view north up Third Street with businesses on both sides, and a trolley in the middle of the street further down the block. Caption reads: "Third St...
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Third Street Parade

Date: 1910
Description: View looking South down Third Street near Scott. The street is filled with a large crowd, bikes and automobiles. Banners and flags are along the sidewalk i...
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Marathon Catholic Church

Date: 1913
Description: A highly decorative and ornamented Catholic church in Marathon. Caption reads: "Catholic Church Property, Marathon, Wisconsin".
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Marathon Catholic Church Interior

Date: 1913
Description: The highly decorated and ornamented interior of a Catholic church. Caption reads: "Catholic Church, Marathon, Wis."
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North Central Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: The north end of Central Avenue. Caption reads: "Central Avenue North, Marshfield, Wisconsin."
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View looking down center of Main Street, with horse-drawn vehicles. Caption reads: "On Main Street, Platteville, Wis."
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Tall-tale Postcard: The Daddy of Them All

Date: 08 05 1922
Description: Two fishermen on a lake catch a giant fish. Both of the fishermen are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe. A dock and the tip of a boat are in the foreg...
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High School Building

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn towards the high school building, with a bell tower. Caption reads: "High School Building, De Forest, Wis."
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Congregational Church

Date: 1910
Description: View down snowy, unpaved street towards the Congregational Church. Caption reads: "Congregational Church, Dodgeville, Wisconsin."
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Four Wheel Drive

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of the United States Military surveying four wheel drive (FWD) trucks, manufactured in Clintonvlle, carrying supply boxes. Caption r...
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Northern Wisconsin Pine Forest

Date: 1909
Description: View up a dirt path leading through a pine forest. Caption reads: "Northern Wisconsin Pine Forest, Near Hazelhurst, Wis."
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City Park

Date: 02 25 1911
Description: Caption reads: "City Park, Stanley, Wisconsin". A city park with a water tank on a metal structure in the center, with a gazebo behind. In the background a...
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Cottages South of the Waldheim

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Cottages South of the Waldheim, Star Lake, Wis." View across lake towards boathouses and docks on the shore of Star Lake, with cottag...
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Scene in Tomah

Date: 06 10 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene in Tomah, Wisconsin." A man is standing with his team of horses at a public drinking fountain on Superior Avenue, a wide unpave...
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Musky Log Cottage

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Musky Log Cottage, C.P. Christensen, Trout Lake, Wis." A log cabin with large windows, a screened porch and a rubble stone chimney. I...
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Musky Log Cottage

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Musky Log Cottage, C.P. Christensen, Trout Lake, Wis." A log cabin with a large screened porch, surrounded by trees. Trout Lake is lo...
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Musky Log Cottage

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Musky Log Cottage, C.P. Christensen, Trout Lake, Wis." A log cabin with large windows and a screened porch. It is surrounded by trees...
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Below the High Bridge After the Flood

Date: 07 23 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Below the High Bridge After the Flood. Wausau, Wisconsin." Railroad cars were swept away when dams at Brokaw and Merrill failed on th...

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