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Students' Promenade

Date: 10 15 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Students' Promenade, St. Clara College, Sinsinawa, Winconsin. [sic]" Several groups of students are walking along a wide, tree-shaded...
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Pastoral

Date: 1964
Description: Farm scene along County Trunk Highway M. A horse is grazing in a harvested cornfield near a barn.
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Montfort Depot

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Description: A locomotive is moving along the tracks along the platform at the depot in Montfort. A man is standing near carts on the right at the end of the platform, ...
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Livingston Street Scene

Date: 04 1924
Description: A view of downtown Livingston looking down the main street.
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Drawing of Tracy Theater

Date: 03 12 1930
Description: Architectural drawing of Tracy Theater in Platteville, Wisconsin, Livermore & Barnes architects.
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East Main Street Looking West

Date: 03 28 1939
Description: Street view of buildings in the center of a small town. Sidewalks run along both sides of the street and automobiles are parked along the curbs. On the cor...
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East Main Street Looking East

Date: 03 27 1939
Description: Street view of buildings in the center of a small town. A sidewalk runs along the left side of the street, and automobiles are parked on both sides. In the...
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North Main Street Looking South

Date: 03 28 1939
Description: Street view of buildings in the center of a small town. Sidewalks run along both sides of the street. Automobiles are parked diagonally on the right and al...
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Dickeyville Grotto

Date: 06 25 1939
Description: The Dickeyville Grotto is a small shrine made out of stone, mortar, colorful rocks and found objects. The modern door is made of glass and metal. A large s...
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Elevated View of Slabtown/Flora Fountain

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Slabtown/Flora Fountain. The church in the lower right was built by the Latter Day Saints and later moved to Lancaster.
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Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt

Date: 09 1952
Description: A woman is standing on a sidewalk outside a school, holding a notebook. This is Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt, the first black school teacher in Cassville. Mrs. Wyatt...
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Patriotic Shrine

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Patriotic Shrine on the grounds of the Dickeyville Grotto. The shrine, which was created by Father Matthias Wernerus in 1929-30, honors Columbu...
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Rephotographic Pair: Blue River Street

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the downtown business district Blue River, presented as a pair.
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Rephotographic Pair: Downtown Beetown

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view down Main Street, presented as a pair.
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Rephotographic Pair: Crossroads In Beetown

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of downtown crossroads, presented as a pair. The vintage view includes signs advertising Texaco Perry Gas, Minnows and Wor...
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland at Local Centennial

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, standing between a man and woman next to an automobile. The woman has her arm around Margaret's waist. Margaret is we...
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Mendota, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1942
Description: This map shows a paper city laid out in 1836 on the Wisconsin River, now the site of Wyalusing State Park, Grant County. The upper right corner includes a ...
Postcard

Monument of Nelson Dewey

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Description: Postcard depicting the monument of Nelson Dewey. He has a long beard and sits in a chair on a pedestal. Trees are in the background. Text at the bottom re...
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Sherwin and Emma Gillett's 50th Wedding Anniversary

Date: 1956
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Sherwin and Emma Gillett on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, surrounded by their children and their spouses. The y...
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Ruins of Rome

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Description: View from street of the Farmers and Merchants Bank after a fire. All that's left standing is its neo-classical marble facade with columns framing a doorway...

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