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Abandoned Stone Schoolhouse

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Description: Schoolhouse at Lawerton(?), built 1859. There is a bell tower on the roof. Several of the windows are boarded up, and the door is either wide open or missi...
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Bluff Street

Date: 1900
Description: Looking east down dirt road. Commercial buildings and storefronts line the road.
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Crawford County Bank

Date: 1923
Description: Decorated for the 250th celebration of the discovery of the Mississippi River. The ribbons and banners are all American flag themed. The storefront to the ...
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Prairie du Chien City Library

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view of show windows of the Prairie du Chien City Library. The cardboard backing reads: "Prairie du Chien, 1918." Reverse of the cardboard mountin...
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Union Troops at Lawler Hall

Date: 1864
Description: Union troops at Lawler Hall which was used as a U.S. military hospital during the Civil War. Originally built as the Brisbois Hotel in 1857, it was given f...
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Dousman Family

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Description: Page from photo album showing Nina S. Dousman and three sisters posed outdoors while hiking in a coulee, north of town. Nina is seated and reading. Three o...
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Aerial View of Dousman Mansion

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Description: The Villa Louis, also known as Dousman Mansion, in an aerial view.
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St. Mary Academy

Date: 1864
Description: View across lawn toward the stone facade of St. Mary Academy. The arched main entrance is partially behind trees on the left. A bell tower sits in the midd...
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North Campus, St. Mary Academy

Date: 1864
Description: View across curving brick walkway in the lawn of North Campus at St. Mary Academy. A few structures are in the background, and a bench stands near the path...
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St. Mary Academy

Date: 1864
Description: View across lawn toward a gazebo, section of a porch, and benches on the campus of St. Mary Academy. The lawn overlooks the Iowa Bluffs across the Mississi...
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Sacred Heart College

Date: 1880
Description: A view of Sacred Heart College and the surrounding landscape. Each dormer window has a cross on its peak and the center of the building has a bell tower.
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Horse-Drawn Carriage

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Description: View down dirt road toward a large, partially dead tree with two trunks in the center. Nearby on the right is a person in a horse-drawn carriage. There is ...
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Schoolyard Baseball

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Description: Boys play a baseball game while a large crowd of spectators watches from the sidelines in the background in front of three stone buildings. The building on...
Postcard

Bridge Over Wisconsin River

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Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline towards the bridge over the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "Bridge Over Wisconsin River, Bridgeport, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1830
Description: This early 19th century manuscript map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, shows sections, landownership and acreages, roads, and ferries in the towns of Bridg...
Map or Atlas

Bridgeport Township, Crawford County, WI

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Description: This 19th century manuscript map shows land claims near the confluence of the Wisconsin River with the Mississippi River in the Town of Bridgeport, Crawfor...
Map or Atlas

Map of Crawford County, Wisconsin by Township

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Description: These 19th-century manuscript maps show the survey of much of Crawford County, Wisconsin. Plats for the towns of Prairie du Chien and Bridgeport and for th...
Map or Atlas

Map of Crawford County, Wisconsin Showing Division of Townships

Date: 01 09 1849
Description: Shows county line boundaries, rivers, and falls. Includes explanation of township and county divisions. Pen and pencil on paper. Title supplied by cataloge...
Postcard

Old Stone House Erected About 1800 for an Indian School

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view of a stone house with a group of people standing on the porch. Wood and barbed wire fencing is in the front yard. Caption reads:...
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Outdoor Family Portrait

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Description: An outdoor family portrait with a golf theme. Several members are sitting on a bench and the lawn, with a large house in the background. There are two dogs...

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