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Willson Monarch Remedies Wagon

Date: 1935
Description: Two salesmen stand beside one of the Willson's Monarch Remedies horse-drawn wagons. Willson's sold patent medicines, spices, extracts, flavorings, and "toi...
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"Genesis" Sculpture

Date: 1930
Description: The "Genesis" sculpture by Schaler, on the campus of Ripon College.
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Duffie Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "Duffie Hall Ripon College, Ripon, Wis."
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Republican Schoolhouse

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of the Republican Schoolhouse, also known as the Birthplace of the Republican Party.
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Long House, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: The Long House, Ceresco.
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Long House, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: The rear of the Long House, with wash drying on a line.
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Harry Gordon Selfridge

Date: 1935
Description: Department store magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge wearing spectacles and smoking a cigar while attending a ceremony at Ripon College at which he received an ...
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Lane Library, Ripon College

Date: 1930
Description: A view of the library's facade and side. This building follows the Neoclassical style popular in the early twentieth century, and it is an iconic style for...
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Map of the City of Ripon Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Map of Ripon, Wisconsin. In the lower left hand corner is a list of points of interest that correspond with numbers on the map. Streets and Mill Pond are l...
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Digging Out Train Tracks

Date: 02 15 1936
Description: Slightly elevated winter scene with men shoveling out a Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul train about 3.5 miles north of Ripon. The locomotive is in the backg...
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Speed Queen Building

Date: 07 1936
Description: View across street towards automobiles parked in front of a two-story brick office building with a long, one story factory wing. There is a water tower beh...
Postcard

Birthplace of the Republican Party

Date: 1938
Description: Text at foot reads: "Birthplace of the Republican Party, Ripon, Wis." Handwritten at foot of image: "First Meeting Held Here-March 20th, 1854. Ripon, Wis."...
Postcard

Republican House Restaurant

Date: 1939
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Stately Republican House Restaurant...at Ripon, Wisconsin, where in 1954, the Republican Party was Born in the 'little White School...

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