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Bartenders

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Description: Bartender couple pose behind bar at Rose's Bright Spot on Highway 35, south of Fountain City.
Postcard

Fountain City

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Description: Elevated view of Fountain City, with bluffs in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis."
Photograph

Aerial View of Town

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Description: Caption reads: "Air View — Fountain City, Wis." Aerial view of town and surrounding landscape that includes trees, rolling hills, and a river.
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View of Fountain City

Date: 1925
Description: Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Fountain City, Wis. M-1255". Aerial view of town with the river on the right.
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Bird's-Eye View of Fountain City

Date: 1925
Description: Bird's-eye view of Fountain City looking south, with high bluff on the left, and the Mississippi River on the right. Fountain City, about 4 blocks wide, ne...
Postcard

Auditorium

Date: 1910
Description: View of an auditorium. Caption reads: "Auditorium — Fountain City, Wis."
Photograph

Eagle Bluff

Date: 1925
Description: View of Eagle Bluff, the highest point on the Mississippi River.
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Railroad Station

Date: 1912
Description: View of a railroad station. In the background are buildings at the base of a bluff.
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Hillside View

Date: 1910
Description: Hillside view of Fountain City.
Photograph

Fountain City

Date: 1910
Description: View of Fountain City from across the river.
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U.S. Army Boatyards

Date: 1912
Description: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (St. Paul District) boatyards.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: Fountain City street scene including a law office and multiple other buildings. A tall bluff is in the distance.
Photograph

Aerial View of Fountain City

Date: 1926
Description: Aerial view of Fountain City.
Postcard

View of City and Eagle Bluff

Date: 1908
Description: View of Fountain City and Eagle Bluff from the opposite riverbank. Captions read: "Fountain City, Wis." and "Eagle Bluff."
Photograph

View from the Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River.
Photograph

View of Fountain City

Date: 1912
Description: View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River.
Photograph

View of "Germantown"

Date: 1912
Description: View of the northern part of Fountain City referred to as "Germantown".
Photograph

View of Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph of the upper Mississippi River. The text on the photograph reads: "From Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minn."
Photograph

Fountain City

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Description: View of Fountain City from the opposite bank of a river.
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Principal Depot

Date: 1887
Description: View of Fountain City. The text on the photographs reads: "Principal Depot for Minnesota Views, at Martin's Art Gallery, 264 Third Street, St. Paul" and th...

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