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. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Dr. Jesse Rowley is driving the buggy on the road. Dr. Rowley was a co-founder of the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Peopl... |
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. |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the north side of town, from high on the bluff. Caption reads: "'Birdseye' No. End Prairie Du Chien, Wis." |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | View along curving railroad tracks towards town, with the river along the right. St. Mary's Academy is among trees in the center. |
Date: | 1918 |
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Description: | View of the Burlington Railroad tracks south of the city, near Campion College. Dwellings are across a field, and snow-covered bluffs are in the background... |
Date: | 1920 |
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Description: | Exterior of warehouse, which was formerly a five story grain elevator. This building stood downstream from the Diamond Jo warehouse. A section of the Missi... |
Date: | 1925 |
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Description: | Exterior of warehouse, said to be the remains of a five story grain elevator. |
Date: | 1959 |
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Description: | Woman's Building, one of the oldest buildings in the city. It is believed to have been built in 1842 by John Folsom, an early settler and farmer on the hei... |
Date: | 1925 |
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Description: | This building was supposedly once used as a storage house for the Northwest Fur Co. |
Date: | 1931 |
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Description: | Mississippi River from the Brisbois Mansion. Left to right: Dousman House Hotel, railroad station, electrical plant smokestack, Diamond Jo warehouse, and a... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | View of Minnesota Street, with a view down the right sidewalk with houses and trees. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | Caption reads: "Main Street, looking East. Prairie du Chien, Wis." View down street with a large building on the right. |
Date: | 1936 |
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Description: | A view of Fort Crawford after restoration. |
Date: | 1906 |
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Description: | Slightly elevated view of the Dousman House. Caption reads: "The Dousman House. The Resort of the Mississippi Valley, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin." |
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