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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Alma was platted and settled in 1855, on a narrow strip of land between high bluffs and the Mississippi River. Its location made it a popular shipping cent... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye panorama of Alma, from "An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Buffalo and Pepin Counties." |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map over the Mississippi River of Fountain City. Paddle steamers and steamboats are on the river, and bluffs are in the background. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Mondovi. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Woman reading the bible outdoors while seated in a chair. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Alma along Mississippi River, with bluffs along the horizon. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Mississippi River with log rafts. |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Air View — Fountain City, Wis." Aerial view of town and surrounding landscape that includes trees, rolling hills, and a river. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Fountain City, Wis. M-1255". Aerial view of town with the river on the right. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Fountain City looking south, with high bluff on the left, and the Mississippi River on the right. Fountain City, about 4 blocks wide, ne... |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Arnold Gesell, which includes his autograph. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Gerhard Gesell sitting in a chair reading an issue of the "Photographic Recorder". |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Merton Sutter receiving a 4-H farm accounting award in front of a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher. Original caption reads: "Winner of $300 merchandisi... |
| 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: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of magistrates sitting around a table in front of the fire house. Identified (left to right): Edward Funke, William Schuster, David ... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | A family, two parents and five children, gathered around a decorated Christmas Tree with gifts underneath. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Fountain City and the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis." |
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