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Entrance to Grafton Hall

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Grafton Hall, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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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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St. Paul Cathedral and Grafton Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View over bridge towards St. Paul Cathedral and Grafton Hall. Caption reads: "St Paul Cathedral and Grafton Hall, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Ripon College

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "Smith Hall, Ripon College, Ripon, Wis."
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Ripon Commons

Date: 1915
Description: Caption reads: "The Commons, Ripon College, Ripon, Wis."
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway Depot

Date: 1905
Description: View of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway depot with several people standing outside around it. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Depot, Ripon, Wis."
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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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C. M. & St. P. Depot

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view of the depot and train with passengers on the platform. A large windmill is in the background. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. P. De...
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First and Main Streets, Looking North

Date: 1916
Description: View down middle of street towards the intersection of First and Main Streets. Automobiles, wagons and bicycles are on the street, and street lamps are alo...
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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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Moonlight Sailing on Lake Winnebago

Date: 1930
Description: View of sailboats on Lake Winnebago in the moonlight. Caption reads: "Moonlight Sailing on Lake Winnebago, 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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City Hall

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "City Hall, Ripon, Wis." View across public square towards a brick building with ornate exterior decorations and a bell tower with a b...
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Burning of the Ripon Opera House

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Burning of the Ripon Opera House, Ripon Wis." A dramatic scene at night, with flames consuming an Opera House which is silhouetted ag...
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Ripon Knitting Works

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Ripon Knitting Works, Ripon, Wis." A large, brick, three-story building with windows to the basement in the foundation. It has an arc...
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Engelbright Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Engelbright Hotel, Ripon, Wis." The Hotel stands on an unpaved street with a sidewalk in front. A horse and buggy are on the right. T...
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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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