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| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of downtown, including park, church, and stores. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Barlow "Chalet of the Golden Fleece," built in 1937 as the home of Edwin Barlow, originator and director of the Wilhelm Tell play. It has been willed to th... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The structure was built as a home by Edwin Barlow, and later given to the town for use as a museum of Swiss memorabilia. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Barlow "Chalet of the Golden Fleece," New Glarus, Wisconsin. Built as a home by Edwin Barlow, it was later given to the town for use as a museum of Swiss m... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Barlow "Chalet of the Golden Fleece," New Glarus, Wisconsin. Home of Edwin Barlow, now city museum. Two women are standing in front of the house. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845. View of monument with partial view of Swiss Reform Church in the background. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Cabin built by Jacob Rieder, an early Swiss settler of New Glarus. |
| Date: | 04 1925 |
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| Description: | A church is in the distance at the end of the road. On either side of the street are homes and stores, with a street light suspended above the street in t... |
| Date: | 03 01 1949 |
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| Description: | The New Glarus chalet home of Ernest Thierstein. It is an example of authentic Bernese architecture of canton Bern in Switzerland. |
| Date: | 08 16 1925 |
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| Description: | A large crowd of men, women, and children gathers outdoors to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Swiss settlement in New Glarus. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down a commercial street, with Engler's store located on the left. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View from a pedestrian walkway looking towards the central business area. A concrete four-sided sign is in the center of intersection. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View across street of the exterior of the Bank of New Glarus on the corner of the street. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Exterior across lawn of the three-story New Glarus high school. The school building features a decommissioned Civil War cannon near the entrance. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down the road leading to the PET evaporated milk factory. A painted sign on the factory's exterior wall claims PET evaporated milk is "milk at its bes... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Outside the Swingli House, near a memorial for the first New Glarus settlers. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks towards the New Glarus train depot. In the background is a water tower and a windmill. |
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