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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Large trees grace the lawn of the State Normal School located on Main Street. Albert Salisbury, the first president of the school, envisioned the campus as... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the gymnasium for the State Normal School. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Oak Grove Cemetery entrance gate donated by George Esterly. The Esterly family lot is just inside the gate. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The octagon house. Text on back reads: Whitewater's octagon house is a frame one which dates back to 1855. The porch was added only a generation ago, the k... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down road towards the Whitewater Public Library. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior of "Old Main" at the State Normal School, founded in 1868. The view from an adjacent road features the brick building's two towers with additional... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A view of the facade and side of City Hall. The main entrance is part of the bell tower. Men are sitting on the bench outside to the right. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A view of businesses lining Main Street. Signs on the buildings to the left advertise "Dentist," "School Books," and "Normal School Supplies. Drugs and Ice... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across creek toward the back of the industrial plant. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water toward the back of an industrial plant. A smokestack is behind a building on the left. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A view of the facade of a log cabin on the grounds of the State Normal School. A black dog sits in front of the building. Caption reads: "Log Cabin on Norm... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A view of a cabin on the grounds of the State Normal School. A pile of logs sits to the left. |
| Date: | 07 15 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Center Street Looking East, Whitewater, Wis." Homes and trees on a street in a neighborhood. Passengers in an automobile are parked i... |
| Date: | 09 26 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Normal Lawn, Whitewater, Wis." The lawn in front of the Whitewater Normal School. The area is landscaped with trees, shrubs and plant... |
| Date: | 01 27 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Whitewater Street, Whitewater, Wis." An elevated view of the right side of an unpaved street with sidewalks and hitching posts. Sever... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Old Log Cabin, Whitewater, Wis." The log cabin was built in 1846 by Norwegian immigrants Gullik Halverson and his wife, Dorothea.... |
| Date: | 11 30 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Whitewater Hospital, Whitewater, Wis." A two-story clapboard building with a porch and covered balcony above. A large flower bed is i... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Old Swimming Hole, Whitewater, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Whitewater, Wis." Ground level view of a church, mostly obscured by mature trees. |
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