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| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | View of main street in Lake Mills. On the left of the image are the Fargo and Ostrander store, Farmer's Cash Store and Drugs, and A.J. Foster Harness Shop.... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | The Faville home, built about 1850 on 120 acres bought from the government in 1844. As late as 1922 the home was still in the Faville family. The additions... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Public Library in Lake Mills. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of two largemouth bass hanging from the side of a building, with curious on-lookers observing the scene. The building is a dry goods store own... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "1902, $8000 - Cost, G.B. Ferry, Milwaukee, arch." The library... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills. Visible above the main entrance are the words: "Public Library." Reverse of cardboard backing read... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Two photographs featuring Louise Mears (Mrs. Frank B.) Fargo holding her son Stuart are mounted on an album page decorated with hand-painted pussy willow t... |
| Date: | 08 1899 |
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| Description: | The Enoch B. Fargo residence shows a two-story Greek revival house with a gable wing with bay window facing the road. There is a full height ell on the lef... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A cyanotype print of the Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library under construction. Workmen are positioning roof trusses for the Gothic revival building. The stonework... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | An album page decorated with a hand-painted stem of wild geranium flowers features four photographs of Stuart Fargo, age two years, and his sister Dorothy,... |
| Date: | 07 1900 |
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| Description: | A decorated album page features two photographs of members of the Fargo family posing near the ornate porch of their home. In the photograph on the left, F... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A photograph bearing the caption "Sleeping Porch off Mother's [Louise (Mrs. Frank) Fargo's] Room" depicts a screened porch with turned balusters and a span... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | An album page decorated with hand-painted yellow violets features interior and exterior photographic views of the Frank B. Fargo house. At top left, a phot... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | An album page with four mounted photographs is decorated with hand-painted pink flowers and foliage. In the photograph at top right, Louise Mears (Mrs. Fra... |
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