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Moravian Church

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the Moravian Church. Caption reads: "Moravian Church, Lake Mills, Wis."
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Mulberry Street

Date: 1912
Description: View down street towards houses on the right. Caption reads: "Mulberry Steret, Lake Mills, Wis."
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L.D. Fargo Public Library

Date: 1950
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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Looking East on Lake Street

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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...
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Rock Lake Hotel

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view from across the street toward a three-story hotel with verandas on the second and third floors. People are sitting on the lawn o...
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Lake Mills High School

Date: 1910
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...
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Residence of Messrs. — C. & W. — A. — Engsberg

Date: 1916
Description: Photographic postcard view of two large Victorian homes behind trees. Caption reads: "Residence of Messrs. — C. & W. — A. — Engsberg, La...
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Willow Dale at North End of Rock Lake

Date: 1916
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...
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Residence E.J. Fargo

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Description: View from street towards a private home with a turret and front and side porch. There is a porte cochère in the driveway on the left. Caption reads: "Resid...
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One of Lake Mills' (Ia.) Beautiful Residences

Date: 1907
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...
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Moravian Church

Date: 1906
Description: View across unpaved road towards a brick church with Romanesque arches. Columns are at the entrance. Caption reads: "Moravian Church, Lake Mills, Wis."
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Evangelical Church

Date: 1909
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...
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Enjoying Rock Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View across water towards a group of people on and next to a dock on a lake. Four people are in a rowboat. A boy is playing with a toy sailboat in the fore...
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Howe's Boat House, Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View down pier towards a boathouse on the shore, with groups of people sitting and standing on the platform in front. A group of people are in a rowboat ne...
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N.W.U. Military Co.

Date: 05 24 1911
Description: A group of soldiers with rifles standing on a dirt road. A horse and carriage are behind them, and a farm with farm buildings are in the distance. Caption ...
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Military Co. and Band

Date: 05 1909
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...
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"Bus Line"

Date: 1910
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...
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City Park

Date: 1927
Description: Large group of people gathered in a centrally located park, with a row of shops across the street. There is a gazebo under the trees on the right. Caption ...
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High School

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Description: View across street towards the facade of the high school, which has an arched entrance with a bell tower above. Caption reads: "High School, Lake Mills, Wi...
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The Ice House, Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Knickerbocker Ice Company building. Rock Lake in the foreground. There is a ramp leading from the lake to the ice house. Caption reads: "The Ic...

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