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Filter: Year of 1900-1999
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | A flag-raising ceremony at Villa Louis, with a group of people standing on the lawn around the flagpole. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This map shows a line, marked with latitude and longitude coordinates that runs through Prairie du Chien. Only a few features beyond this line are displaye... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This photocopy map shows proposed buildings and building use at Fort Crawford. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This photocopy map shows marshes, woods, buildings, and selected features including islands, mounds, old Fort Crawford, and "new site for a fort in questio... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | This photocopy map includes cross section of buildings. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | This photocopy plat map represents the relative position and size of the sloughs and islands in the Mississippi River, opposite Prairie du Chien. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This photocopy map shows blocks, lots, subdivisions, city wards, buildings, some landownership, and the Mississippi River. The map margins include business... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Tourists boarding a paddle steamer along the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 10 1936 |
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| Description: | A view of the southwest bedroom of Villa Louis, the Hercules Louis Dousman mansion. There is floral wallpaper on the walls, and the room is furnished with ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin River from Wyalusing State Park, framed by trees. There is a bridge over the river in the distance. |
| Date: | 05 31 1963 |
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| Description: | Caption with photograph reads: "Unidentified youngster at left has his own idea on how a clarinet should be played as band passes his curbside bandstand du... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 06 1969 |
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| Description: | The veranda at Villa Louis reflected in a pond. Many stately trees surround the mansion. |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | Two women are standing and admiring quilts hanging on a clothesline at a show or fair at Villa Louis. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A horizontal view of the palisade between old Fort Crawford and the military hospital. The number "30" has been placed in the trench on the left. |
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