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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

Railroad Tracks Flooding

Date: 04 21 1965
Description: View down flooded railroad tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad by the Mississippi River. There are houses on the left, and in the backgroun...
Photograph

"McCormick Day" at Fountain City

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of people, horses, and wagons gathered in the center of Fountain City to celebrate McCormick Day. Scherer's Hotel is at left. The event was o...
Photograph

Men On Bluffs Over Fountain City

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Description: Two men posing on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River at Fountain City. Fountain Brewery is visible at bottom right.
Photograph

Eagle Bluff and Fountain City

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Description: View across the Mississippi River of Eagle Bluff and Fountain City, with a man in the foreground. The steamer "U.S. Gen. Barnard" is at a landing and a row...
Photograph

Overlooking Fountain City

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Description: View, probably from Eagle Bluff, overlooking Fountain City and the Mississippi River.
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.
Photograph

Railroad Station

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

Hillside View

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

Fountain City

Date: 1910
Description: View of Fountain City from across the river.
Photograph

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.
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.
Photograph

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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