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South West Corner of Villa Louis Lawn

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Description: Panoramic view of southwest corner of Villa Louis lawn. The house and a path can be seen at right.
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Villa Louis East Lawn

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Description: Panoramic view of the east lawn at Villa Louis. The house and office building can be seen at right.
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Winter at Villa Louis

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Description: Panoramic view of the east lawn at Villa Louis in winter. The house and office building can be seen at right.
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Dousmans and Friends Playing Cards

Date: 1898
Description: Group of twelve people, including Nina Dousman, gathered around a table outdoors, with a fountain spouting water in the background. Four people play cards ...
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Section of Marquette Suspension Bridge

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Description: "Section of New Prairie du Chien Marquette $1,000,000 Suspension Bridge. Total length 3729 feet. Only suspension bridge on the Mississippi River. Open for ...
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Section of Marquette Suspension Bridge

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Description: "Section of New Prairie du Chien Marquette $1,000,000 Suspension Bridge. Total length 3729 feet. Only suspension bridge on the Mississippi River. Open for ...
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Excursion Steamer Capitol

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Description: View from shoreline of the "Capitol" excursion steamer pulled up to the bank of the Mississippi. The steamer has three or four decks, and elaborately detai...
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Outdoor Family Portrait

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Description: An outdoor family portrait with a golf theme. Several members are sitting on a bench and the lawn, with a large house in the background. There are two dogs...
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City View of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph view of Black Hawk Avenue.
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Trapeze Acrobats

Date: 1912
Description: View from crowd of a pair of trapeze acrobats performing at a street fair.
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Entertaining at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family entertaining house guests on the lawn at Villa Louis. A table and chairs are set up on the grass and several of the group are holding baseba...
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Flag Raising Ceremony

Date: 1934
Description: A flag-raising ceremony at Villa Louis, with a group of people standing on the lawn around the flagpole.
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Villa Louis

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Description: View across field towards Villa Louis, with a white fence in the middle ground and a race track in the foreground.
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Family Portrait

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of family on the patio, under the trees.
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Outside Villa Louis

Date: 1968
Description: A woman dressed in period clothing is holding the hand of a young girl, with her parents standing behind her. Two other women in period clothing are standi...
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Paddle Steamer

Date: 1968
Description: Tourists boarding a paddle steamer along the Mississippi River.
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Highway 35

Date: 1950
Description: View of an automobile traveling north on Highway 35, near the Mississippi River. Railroad tracks run between the road and the river. In the background are ...
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Villa Louis

Date: 06 1969
Description: The veranda at Villa Louis reflected in a pond. Many stately trees surround the mansion.
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Two-Horse Power

Date: 1973
Description: A crowd behind a fence is watching as two horses drag a load on the ground in a horse pulling contest. In the background are antique steam tractors, buildi...
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Fort Crawford Excavations

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of excavations of the first Fort Crawford by Leland Cooper. Seven people are working around the trenches. Villa Louis is in the background.

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