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St. Mary's Spring Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: View of St. Mary's Spring Sanitarium, a rest resort with hot springs. In the 1920's, the sanitarium is listed in directories as St. Mary's Spring Academy f...
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Ceresco High School

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "Ceresco High School, Ripon, Wis."
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Tourist Camp, Lakeside Park, Lake Winnebago

Date: 1934
Description: Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago.
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Court House

Date: 1916
Description: Hand-colored view of the court house with clock tower. Caption reads: "Court House, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Bird's-eye View

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-eye View of Ripon, Wis." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading o...
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The Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "The Dam, Ripon, Wis." Water spills over the Ripon Dam, on Silver Creek, with the Ripon Pond in the background. Dwellings and a buildi...
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Ceresco High School

Date: 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Ceresco High School, Ripon, Wis." A two-story schoolhouse with basement windows along the foundation, and attic space. The school ha...
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Home of the Fourierites

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Home of the Fourierites, Ripon, Wis. Established May 27, 1844 by followers of Charles Fourier in Ceresco Valley, now a part of Ripon....
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "First Congregational Church. Ripon, Wis." The church was built in 1865 of limestone. It has a tall steeple with a bell and a clock an...
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Ripon High School

Date: 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Ripon High School, Ripon, Wis." A two-story, red brick building, with a group of students and teachers posing on the lawn. The school...
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The Commons, Ripon College

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "The Commons, Ripon College. Ripon, Wis." A sidewalk runs past several college buildings shaded by trees.
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Female Prison

Date: 08 06 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Female Prison, Wisconsin State Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." A building that housed female prisoners surrounded by trees, fences and ga...

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