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Cassville, Iowa Co., Wisconsin Territory

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Description: Plan of township no. 3 north, range no. 5 west of the 4th principal meridian.
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Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1958
Description: Nelson Dewey State Park (Cassville vicinity). Bridge construction near the park office which was built in the 1850s as a chicken house. The park was establ...
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People on Street

Date: 1906
Description: View down unpaved street with snow along the curbs. The Post office is the first building on the left. Other buildings are occupied by a doctor's office, s...
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Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: View down unpaved street of lined with commercial buildings. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks, and some snow is along the curbs. In the background is a hil...
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view over rooftops of town. Handwritten message reads: "Arrived here today 4 p.m. Will work at mines about 2 miles from here. Expect to go to Plat...
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Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: View down sidewalk on the left side of an unpaved street. A brick building is in the foreground on the left. Dwellings are along the right, and snow is on ...
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Vine-Covered House

Date: 1930
Description: Vine-covered home in the Potosi area.
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Wisconsin State College

Date: 1957
Description: Wisconsin State College (later renamed the University of Wisconsin-Platteville). The Student Union is in final stages of construction, and in the foregroun...
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Two Water Towers

Date: 1957
Description: View looking up at two water towers. The roof of a building and treetops are in the foreground.
Postcard

Mining Operations

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of mining operations. Caption reads: "'A Busy Corner' of Platteville."
Photograph

Trinity Episcopal Church

Date: 1864
Description: Slightly elevated view across grounds towards the Trinity Episcopal Church, built in 1864.
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Straw Lead Furnace

Date: 1880
Description: A straw lead furnace, an open hearth furnace where lead sulphite (Galena) was roasted. Located on the Rountree branch of the Little Platte River, Richard S...
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State Teachers College

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Description: Exterior view of the State Teachers College.
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State Teachers College

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Description: A view of the State Teacher's College. Snow is on the ground and covering the trees. The State Teacher's College and the Mining College in Platteville merg...
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State Normal School

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Description: A view of the State Normal School, founded in 1866.
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State Mining School

Date: 1930
Description: A view of a tree on the grounds near a building at the State Mining School. This maple tree was planted in 1869 by, Professor Charles H. Allen, Professor D...
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Wisconsin State College

Date: 1957
Description: A view of Royce Hall at the Wisconsin State College at Platteville.
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Rountree House

Date: 1948
Description: The John H. Rountree House, built in 1854. According to "The History of Wisconsin" (Vol. I, 1973), "The rise of the settlement at Platte Mounds was indisso...
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the Post Office. Caption reads: "Post Office, Platteville, Wis."
Photograph

City Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the city park, with a gazebo on the right.

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