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Grant County Court House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Grant County Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Lancaster, Wis."
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Civil War Monument

Date: 1909
Description: A Civil War Monument and fountain in Lancaster. Caption reads: "Fountain in Honor of the Boys in Blue, Lancaster, Wis."
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Hillside Cemetery

Date: 1909
Description: Caption reads: "Main Entrance — Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Wis."
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Post Office

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of post office on a street corner. Caption reads: "Post Office, Lancaster, Wis."
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Monument of Nelson Dewey

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Description: Postcard depicting the monument of Nelson Dewey. He has a long beard and sits in a chair on a pedestal. Trees are in the background. Text at the bottom re...
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Maple St. Looking East

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved town street. Businesses include a dentists' office, Lathrop's, Joeckel Bros., and Hatch Drugs on the left. There is a park on the right, ...
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Maple Street

Date: 1905
Description: View across Maple Street towards the Philipps House Hotel. A bank is on the next corner. Caption reads: "Maple Street."
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M.E. Church

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Description: Hand-colored three-quarter view of the front and left side of a red brick church. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Lancaster, Wis."
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Grant County Court House

Date: 1913
Description: Corner view of the Grant County courthouse. The Soldiers' Monument and a fountain are in the foreground. A gazebo is under the trees on the right. Caption ...
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1908
Description: The Soldiers' Monument, first erected in the United States to the memory of the Union Soldiers. In the center on a lawn is a tall marble column with Old Ab...
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Hillside Cemetery

Date: 1908
Description: View of the entrance gate and stone columns for a road to a cemetery. Caption reads: "Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Wis."
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High School

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Description: View across unpaved road towards a two-story red brick school building. Caption reads: "High School, Lancaster, Wis."
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North School

Date: 1908
Description: View towards the corner of a brick school building with distinctive arched windows on both sides. Caption reads: "North School, Lancaster, Wis."
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Memorial Fountain

Date: 1906
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the Memorial Fountain, with the Grant County Courthouse in the background. Caption reads: "Memorial Fountain erected May 30, 1906,...
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Monument to Wisconsin's First Governor, Nelson Dewey

Date: 1907
Description: A monument to Nelson Dewey featuring a sculpture of him seated on a chair on top of a pedestal. He is holding a pen in his right hand. Caption reads: "Monu...

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