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| Date: | 02 26 1887 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Ashland, and the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Ashland and the Apostle Islands." |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad, with a pile of logs in the foreground and docked ships in the background. |
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| Description: | Looking West from Knight Block, with shipping piers and sailing ships on right side, railroad on left, trees in background. Horse-drawn carriages on street... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Two women sitting in dog cart on dirt street in front of boardwalk. La Pointe Village School is in the background. Dog team belongs to Tom Stahl. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Boardwalk leading to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Congregational Church in dilapidated condition. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Presbyterian Church with dirt path in front and wooden buildings in the background. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" a... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Panorama bird's-eye view of the town of Ashland, on Lake Superior, and the Apostle Islands. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "New Court House, Ashland, Wis." The Neoclassical courthouse was built in 1915 of limestone. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Jail For Ashland County, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Ashland County Jail, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects." A young boy standing on the steps near the open door of the a... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The Beaser Avenue School, built in 1899 of brick and brownstone in the Richardson Romanesque style. In the background are dwellings and a church building. ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Main entrance to the First National Bank Building. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Front view of the four story high school with a tower above the the entrance. Caption reads: "High School, Ashland, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | This building was named the Knight Block and contained retail on the first floor, business offices on the second floor and the Knight Hotel on the third, f... |
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