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| Date: | 08 17 1914 |
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| Description: | Colorized photographic postcard view of the exterior of the high school, which has two-stories, and is surrounded by a lawn. A tree is obscuring the facad... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Scene of the town of Alma from the Mississippi River. Alma and the bluffs along the Mississippi are in the far background. A paddle steamer can be seen flo... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of scenes from Alma. Three scenes from areas around Alma show the town along the Mississippi River, an elevated view of the river bet... |
| Date: | 10 02 1914 |
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| Description: | View across street of shops and other buildings along Main Street. A buggy is driving down the road. There is a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Vi... |
| Date: | 08 03 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Mississippi River and bluffs near Alma. A docked paddle boat is near the shoreline. Caption reads: "A Scene from the River, Alma,... |
| Date: | 08 02 1916 |
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| Description: | Colorized photographic postcard from across a street of the high school. There is a stone wall in front of the school, and a steep hill behind. Caption rea... |
| Date: | 12 30 1912 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcardview from across a street of the exterior of the new two-story brick jail. Caption reads: "New Jail, Alma, Wis." |
| Date: | 04 12 1907 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an aerial view of town looking North. The Mississippi River is on the left. |
| Date: | 03 15 1906 |
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| Description: | Picture postcard view of the Buffalo County Court House and Buffalo County Training School. |
| Date: | 09 1931 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the building used by Eagle Brewing. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Map from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Soil Survey shows the soil types in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. The township and range grid, towns, sections, citie... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | Ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper. Register’s certificate in margin. On verso: Surveyor’s and Notary’s certificates. "Lot No: Four & South East Quarter ... |
| Date: | 1800 |
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| Description: | Map shows plat of the town Alma and the Mississippi River. Streets running horizontally begin at the top with "SIXTH STREET" and end with "MAIN STREET." St... |
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| Description: | View of parsonage and church in a rural area. Caption reads: "German Lutheran Church and Parsonage, Canton, Buffalo County, Wis." |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking down at wagons and crowd gathering for McCormick Day parade. "McCormick Day" was a promotional device sponsored by the McCormick Harv... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This map shows names, plot numbers, and payment status. The bottom right margin reads: "Surveyed April 28 & 29, 1879. Platted May 20." |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | This map shows the city as planned by the General Colonization Society, including streets, land parcels, two subdivisions of out-lots with graveyard, schoo... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Fountain City and the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of Main Street, with a barbershop on the left and a shoe store on the right. A buggy with two horses is parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Main Stree... |
| Date: | 07 22 1906 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk and street towards the Fountain City fire of July 22, 1906. Smoke is billowing from a downtown building. Several onlookers are watching ... |
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