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| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Alleged to be the earliest known view of St. Mary's Institute, which later became St. Mary's College. One-half of a stereograph. |
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| Description: | A bow view of the Sidney. Later named the Washington. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Artesian Well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). It was dubbed by some... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the back of ... |
| Date: | 10 19 1911 |
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| Description: | Pilot Hugh Robinson and his Curtiss hydroplane at Prairie du Chien during a flight that was intended to be the first all the way down the Mississippi River... |
| Date: | 10 19 1911 |
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| Description: | Aviator Hugh Robinson and his Curtiss flying boat on the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 10 19 1911 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathered on the Mississippi River shoreline near Prairie du Chien. They are watching pioneer aviator Hugh Robinson taxi his Curtiss flying boat. |
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| Description: | The diesel-powered Zephyr passenger train of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on the tracks at the depot. The Zephyr was introduced at the Chicago... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the backside... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the pile-pontoon railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The bridge was built and patented by John Lawler in 187... |
| Date: | 08 19 1941 |
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| Description: | Albert Wachuta (b.1875?), singer of Bohemian songs with accordion. |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford was decommissioned in 1856, having outlived its usefulness as a frontier post. During the Civil War, however, it functioned as a military ho... |
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| Description: | A man and woman golf on the west lawn of Villa Louis. They are probably members of the Dousman family. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View of St. Mary's Institute in 1872, and a view of St. Mary's College in 1922. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | D. Scanlon house with small, enclosed porch, on N. Beaumont Street. |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Cornelia Vedder house. A woman is standing on the porch. Described as the house "where George Winnie, a conductor on the... |
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| Description: | 1. Stone Astor Fur Co. building built in 1808. 2. Voth Cottage, built in 1930. 3. Brisbois mansion, built 1808, by Michael Brisbois. 4. Site of Hudson Bay ... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards North First Street showing the Brisbois house (center). |
| Date: | 10 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Reservoir Bluff to the east of the town. The bluffs of Iowa can be seen in the distance. |
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