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Downtown Ashland

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Knight Block. The Chequamegon Hotel and harbor are in the background.
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Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1888
Description: View of the Chequamegon Hotel, built by the Wisconsin Central railroad interests and opened in 1877. It faced the bay and had a long series of steps leadin...
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Hotel Chequamegon

Date: 1885
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
Postcard

Knight Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: This building was named the Knight Block and contained retail on the first floor, business offices on the second floor and the Knight Hotel on the third, f...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the Masonic Temple with bicycles in front of the entrance. It was built in 1895 of brick and brownstone in the Richardson Romanesque style...
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Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1890
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
Postcard

Second Street, Looking East

Date: 04 30 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Second Street, Looking East, Ashland, Wis." An unpaved street with two sets of streetcar tracks in the center. Buildings, storefronts...
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Peace March in Ashland

Date: 08 1998
Description: Group of people walking across road during a Nukewatch peace march.
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Modified Automobile

Date: 1938
Description: A coupe rag top automobile that has been modified with tracks, sitting atop a trailer in front of the County Courthouse.
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Mellen High School Band in Music Festival Parade

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the Mellen High School Marching Band in the Music Festival parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms a...
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Band in Parade

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of young students in a school marching band in the Music Festival parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band unifor...
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Parade on Main Street

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of students in a school marching band in a parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms and are playing inst...
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Parade on Main Street

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of students in a school marching band in a parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms and are playing inst...
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Parade on Main Street

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of students in a school marching band in a parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing uniforms and are playing instruments includ...
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Marching Band in Parade on Main Street

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of students in a school marching band in a parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms and are playing inst...
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Marching Band in Parade on Main Street

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of students in a school marching band in a parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms and are playing inst...
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Bodin Finstad Marching Band on Main Street

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of the Bodin Finstad Marching Band on West Main Street. Sixteen men wearing marching band uniforms are playing instruments including euphoniu...
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Ashland Grade School Rhythm Band

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of students from the Grade School Rhythm Band at the Music Festival, marching down Main Street. Students are wearing light or white clothing ...
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Ashland Grade School Band at Music Festival

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of students from the Ashland Grade School Rhythm Band at the Music Festival, marching down Main Street. The students are wearing light unifor...
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Ashland High School Junior Band at Music Festival

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of students from the Ashland High School Junior Band at the Music Festival, marching down Main Street. Students are wearing light uniforms or...

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