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Allouez Monument

Date: 1899
Description: Allouez Monument, near the site of St. Francis Xavier mission which was established by Father Claude Allouez at De Pere Rapids in the winter of 1671-72. Er...
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Cawker (Colonel E. Harrison) Residence

Date: 1890
Description: Cawker (Colonel E. Harrison) residence.
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Congregational Church

Date: 1890
Description: Congregational Church at the corner of Broadway and Cass Street, with the entrance at the corner. The church has stained glass windows and a steeple.
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Doty Home

Date: 1870
Description: Doty home with trees in the yard.
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James D. Doty House

Date: 1898
Description: Front and rear views of the James D. Doty residence, the first brick house built in Wisconsin.
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Governor James D. Doty Residence

Date: 1898
Description: Two children are standing in front of Governor Doty's house, the first brick house built in Wisconsin.
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North Broadway with Dirt Road

Date: 1870
Description: View of dirt road with houses along both sides, and wooden walkways and picket fences along the road.
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De Pere High School

Date: 1890
Description: High school, built in 1857 and destroyed by fire in 1899.
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Randall Wilcox Residence

Date: 1890
Description: Randall Wilcox's home, with trees and a sidewalk, built in 1836 or 1837.
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Randall Wilcox Residence

Date: 1867
Description: View across unpaved road towards Randall Wilcox's home, with a fence along the sidewalk. A group of people are standing on the front porch.
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Eleazer William's ("Lost Dauphin") Cabin

Date: 1885
Description: Eleazer William's log cabin, five miles south of De Pere, overlooking the rapids of the Little Bakalin on the Fox River.
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Fancy Dress Party

Date: 08 19 1887
Description: Cabinet card of a group portrait of four men in front of a painted backdrop. Two are dressed in male formal attire, with top hats. The other men are dresse...
Painting

De Pere Painting

Date: 1856
Description: ". . . At De Pere they stopped on the west shore for a broad sketch of the dwellings clustered on both sides of the river. The distant dam, the mills, ware...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Depere

Date: 1893
Description: Bird’s-eye view of Depere looking North. Includes illustrations and an index to points of interest.
Photograph

Elevated View Over De Pere

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view over De Pere. In the foreground is the De Pere News Office and Post Office building. Behind it people are walking on the bridge over the Fox ...
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Scene on Mud Creek

Date: 1889
Description: View from shoreline looking down on Mud Creek, about two miles above De Pere, showing small bridge and a man in a rowboat.
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Snow Covered Street

Date: 1889
Description: Winter scene of North Broadway at Cass Street, De Pere, Wisconsin. Streets are snow covered.
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Residential Street

Date: 1899
Description: Residential street, North Broadway at Cass Street.
Postcard

Broadway Street, De Pere

Date: 1875
Description: Handwritten note on back identifies this elevated view as the west side of Broadway from National Bank, looking south. The Fox River is in the background o...
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First Artesian Well in DePere

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde...

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