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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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City Hall

Date: 1950
Description: View across intersection of City Hall on a street corner.
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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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Madison Street

Date: 1915
Description: Madison Street in Lancaster.
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Howe / Baxter House

Date: 08 04 1949
Description: Dining room of Howe/Baxter House, owned by Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Cartwright of Lancaster. One wing was built during Civil War days for the Howe family. The res...
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Fourth Annual Grant County Contest

Date: 05 05 1912
Description: Large group of children and adults pose on the lawn in front of brick building. Other people look out of open windows.
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Grant County School Contest Winners

Date: 05 02 1913
Description: Group of children pose in doorway of brick building.
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Grand Army of the Republic Reunion

Date: 06 1928
Description: Outdoor group portrait of some of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic at a reunion.
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Grant County Jail

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of the Grant County Jailhouse.
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Monuments and Cannon in Grant County Park

Date: 1909
Description: "The First Civil War Monument" outside the Grant County Courthouse. The monument is dedicated "to the memory of the brave soldiers of Grant County who fell...
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Farwell Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the three-story Farwell/Capital Hotel.
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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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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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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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