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Villa Louis

Date: 1860
Description: View from field of Villa Louis, the residence of Hercules L. Dousman.
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Kane's Hotel

Date: 1865
Description: Kane's Hotel, built in about 1839 by Ezekiel Tainter, and then called the Phoenix Hotel, on Main Street. It passed through many hands but retained the orig...
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Campion College Building

Date: 1864
Description: Oval-framed view of Lawler Hall at Campion College. This image was made during the Civil War when the building was used as a U.S. Military hospital. Prior ...
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Brisbois Hotel

Date: 1865
Description: View across open grounds towards the Brisbois Hotel, built in the early 1860's, and used as a hospital during the Civil War. It was later part of Campion H...
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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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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...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Fort Crawford Military Tract, Wisconsin

Date: 1864
Description: This map is ink, pencil, and color on paper and shows numbered lots and labeled streets. The bottom margin of the map reads: "Recorded in the Registry of d...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Prairie du Chien Part 1 and 2

Date: 1865
Description: This is a collection of two plat maps. The first map shows lots, streets, and farm lot 25. Written in ink, the top of the map reads: Plat of Prairie du Chi...

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