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Ripon College

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of Smith Hall at Ripon College. Caption reads: "Smith Hall, Ripon College, Ripon, Wis."
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Ripon College

Date: 1900
Description: Newspaper clipping, copy of lithograph, of how Ripon College looked in about 1900. Indicates West College, Middle College, East College and Congregational ...
Photograph

Republican House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the "Republican House."
Postcard

Public Square, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of a public square filled with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians. Caption reads: "Public Square, Ripon, Wis."
Postcard

Public Square

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the public square, looking south. Caption reads: "Public Square, Ripon, Wis., Looking South."
Postcard

Chicago and Northwestern Railway Depot

Date: 1905
Description: View of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway depot with several people standing outside around it. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Depot, Ripon, Wis."
Photograph

Long House Dormitory

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior view of Long House dormitory at Ceresco, home of the Wisconsin Phalanx.
Photograph

Long House Dorm, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1903
Description: Long House Dormitory at Ceresco, the Fourierite community, used as a "Poor" house in the 1930's.
Photograph

Ingraham Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1900
Description: View across lawn toward the neoclassical-style facade of Ingraham Hall at Ripon College. The building is made of brick with a stone foundation. A column fl...
Photograph

Gymnasium, Ripon College

Date: 1900
Description: Angled view of the front and right side of the gymnasium at Ripon College, with a brick facade . The carving in the stone balcony above the entrance reads:...
Photograph

Municipal Auditorium

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the municipal auditorium, with a car parked along the curb in the street in front of it. Decorative brick and stonework enhance the facade...
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Business District Scene

Date: 1900
Description: View down street toward storefronts on either side of a dirt road in the business district. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the street, and two aut...
Photograph

Residential Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward houses on both sides of a tree-lined street. A woman is walking down the sidewalk on the left side of the street, and anoth...
Photograph

Post Office

Date: 1900
Description: View across street toward the facade and right side of the post office. The main entrance, set to the left, is framed with a neoclassical surround. There a...
Photograph

Roosevelt School

Date: 1900
Description: A view of Roosevelt School as seen from across a dirt road. Sidewalks lead to two entrances on the front of the building and an American flag flies from a ...
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High School

Date: 1900
Description: View of a vine-covered high school facade with a covered side entrance. A pair of poured concrete benches stand in front of the building.
Photograph

Longfellow School

Date: 1900
Description: View from street toward the facade and right side of Longfellow School. The entrances and side windows extend out from the structure and are made of stone....
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Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: View toward the brick and stone facade of a neoclassical-style public library on a corner.
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Street Scene with the Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the library on the left, and houses behind a tree-lined sidewalk on the right.
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Bird's-eye View

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-eye View of Ripon, Wis." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading o...

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