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Bank of Sun Prairie

Date: 10 18 1935
Description: View from street towards a woman walking down the sidewalk in front of the Bank of Sun Prairie building, with Stoehr's variety store. There is a shoe store...
Photograph

Aerial View of Downtown Sun Prairie

Date: 10 1928
Description: Aerial view of Sun Prairie, including the central business district, residences, and the surrounding countryside stretching to the horizon.
Photograph

Sun Prairie Street

Date: 1940
Description: View down a street in Sun Prairie, including a home, watertower, and church.
Photograph

Sun Prairie Public Library

Date: 1940
Description: Front exterior view of the Sun Prairie Public Library with a police car parked in front of it.
Photograph

Sun Prairie Public Library

Date: 
Description: Exterior view from across road of the Sun Prairie Public Library. Building pictured is Sun Prairie City Hall. Located on the corner of Main Street and Bris...
Photograph

Sun Prairie City Hall

Date: 1912
Description: View across street of the Sun Prairie City Hall, a large brick building with two balconies in the tower and arched windows on the ground floor. A person dr...
Photograph

German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of the German Methodist Episcopal Church. The double doorway has an arched window above it, and another circular window with a decorative fr...
Photograph

Sun Prairie Canning Company

Date: 1912
Description: View from railroad tracks towards the back of the canning company. There are freight cars parked near the loading dock. Two smokestacks are behind the buil...
Photograph

Main Street Looking East

Date: 1912
Description: View down Main Street. On the left is a bowling alley/billiard parlor, a real estate/insurance business, and a livery/garage. On the next block is City Hal...
Photograph

Main Street Looking West

Date: 1912
Description: View down Main Street, with City Hall in the background. On the left is a general merchandise store, a bank and other businesses. In the foreground on the ...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Sun Prairie

Date: 12 1912
Description: Sanborn map of Sun Prairie, which includes an index and information about water facilities and the fire department. Includes a small inset map of the State...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Sun Prairie

Date: 12 1912
Description: Sanborn map of Sun Prairie, showing Main, Center and Church Streets.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Sun Prairie

Date: 12 1912
Description: Sanborn Map of Sun Prairie. The map highlights the public and parochial schools, the exhange, and church buildings, etc.
Photograph

Renk - Tomlin Wedding

Date: 06 28 1958
Description: As the bride, Susan Renk, is walking up the steps of the Sacred Hearts Catholic Church in Sun Prairie, her father, Wilbur Renk, is assisting by holding up ...
Photograph

New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Members of Diane Schmitt's Sun Prairie school's third grade are greeted by Volunteer Fire Department chief Ben Blaschka during a tour of the fire station. ...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View of Sun Prairie

Date: 09 21 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View of Sun Prairie, Wis." An elevated view of dwellings, businesses among trees, with City Hall in the center. On the hor...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 09 02 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Main St. Sun Prairie Wis." View of storefronts line the left side of the street, with horse-drawn wagons at the curb. A man in an apr...
Postcard

Oconomowoc Canning Company

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Oconomowoc Canning Co. Sun Prairie, Wis." A group of buildings at a canning factory. A sign on the right reads: "Oconomowoc Canning C...
Postcard

Fireman's Park

Date: 1955
Description: Text on front reads: "Fireman's Park, Sun Prairie, Wis." The entrance to a park with stone walls, sidewalks and trees. A Cadillac is parked in the street a...
Postcard

Moe Museum & Old Country School

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Moe Museum & Old Country School - (Hy N. North) Sun Prairie, Wis. Visitors Welcome on Sunday afternoon 1 to 4 P.M.-May 1 to Sept. 15....

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