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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | The Lorenzo Dow Fargo Public Library building is partially obscured by trees in this photographic postcard. The stone, Gothic revival building has a centra... |
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| Description: | Street view of Lake Street in the town of Lake Mills. A horse-drawn cart has a parasol advertising O&E Patton's Sun-Proof Paints. Businesses in the backgro... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards a central business district, with a printer, a meat market, and a livery stable. A small crowd is gathered on the sidewalk... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a two-story brick school building with a bell tower. Flower beds are on the lawn, and houses and buildings are in the backgro... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of two large Victorian homes behind trees. Caption reads: "Residence of Messrs. — C. & W. — A. — Engsberg, La... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | A row of three small cabins with screened-in porches. Groups of people are sitting in front of each cabin. Caption reads: "Willow Dale at North End of Rock... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a corner house with a turret. Porches are on the front and side of the house, and a large stable is in the background on the left. Caption... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across street towards the First Congregational Church. There are two front entrances, a bell tower and a large stained-glass window. Caption ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Angled view across unpaved road towards a wood-frame house, and further down the road, the Evangelical Church, both buildings facing a sidewalk. A hitching... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a group of firefighters walking down a tent-lined street in downtown Lake Mills. A banner reads: "Wellcome Firefighters." |
| Date: | 05 1909 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards a marching band carrying their instruments coming down a residential street. They are followed by a group of men in unifor... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of a group of men standing in the snow next to a covered horse-drawn sleigh. One man on the left is standing and holding a puppy in his arms; a dog is... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a crowd standing in front of a stage set up in the middle of a city street, with a curtain advertising minstrel shows that reads:... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard of the facade of the L.D. Fargo Library. Caption reads: "L. D. Fargo Library, Lake Mills, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a creamery, with curving railroad tracks running along the right side, and two box cars near a side door. A Model T is parked on the road ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a central street covered in snow and ice. There are downed power lines, with lines and trees coated with ice. |
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| Description: | View across water towards a single-masted sailboat with two passengers sailing in Rock Lake. Dwellings are along the far shoreline. Caption reads: "Greetin... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View along beach with many small stones towards three people near a beached sailboat. There is a boathouse in the background further down the shoreline. Ca... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | View across outlet towards the park by Rock Lake. People are picnicking, children are on a swing set, and women are walking along a path. There is a rustic... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of tree-lined residential street. The houses have porches. Caption reads: "College Ave., Looking West, Lake Mills, Wis." |
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