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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...
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Men On Bluffs Over Fountain City

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

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

Hillside View

Date: 1910
Description: Hillside view of Fountain City.
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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.
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."
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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.
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View of "Germantown"

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

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Merton Sutter with All-Steel Thresher

Date: 1938
Description: Merton Sutter receiving a 4-H farm accounting award in front of a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher. Original caption reads: "Winner of $300 merchandisi...
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McCormick Day Parade

Date: 1894
Description: Elevated view looking down at wagons and crowd gathering for McCormick Day parade. "McCormick Day" was a promotional device sponsored by the McCormick Harv...
Postcard

City Hall and High School

Date: 1910
Description: View of the City Hall and high school on a tree-lined street. Caption reads: "City Hall and High School, Fountain City, Wis."
Postcard

Public School

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the public school — a two-story brick building with a bell tower.
Postcard

Fountain City

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Fountain City, with the Mississippi River on the right, and hills in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis."

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