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Tarmo Boarding House

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Description: View across street toward the Hotel Tarmo, a boarding house. Caption reads: "1402 North Third St., Tarmo Boarding House, Superior, Wis."
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Finnish Workers' Hall

Date: 08 1947
Description: Exterior view of Workers' Hall.
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St. Joseph Orphanage

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Description: Exterior view of the St. Joseph Orphanage, with lion statues at the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Joseph Orphanage, Superior, Wis."
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Superior Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Superior Public Library. Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "Arch: Carl Wirth, 1902, Carnegie bldg., cost $50,000." In the foregr...
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Superior Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Superior Public Library. One doorway frames a woman (librarian?) working at an eight-sided librarian's desk. A picture of Andrew Carne...
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Superior Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Superior Public Library. In the room are reading tables and bookshelves along the wall. Several doors lead to other rooms, and there i...
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Brule Schoolhouse

Date: 1937
Description: Large white building with facade details and bell tower.
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Davidson Windmill

Date: 1933
Description: A windmill with eight vanes stands along an unpaved road. The mill was built by Jacob Davidson in 1904 to grind flour and livestock feed. Davidson hand-hew...
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Douglas County Historical Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Text on front reads: "Douglas County Historical Museum, A.A. Roth Memorial, Superior, Wis." This home housed the Douglas County Museum from 1939 to 1963. T...

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