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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Darlington, county seat of Lafayette County, was established in the late 1840s, but didn't thrive until the arrival of the railroad in 1856. This view show... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Darlington's first settlers arrived by 1826, attracted by the lead mines of the area. Arrival of the railroad in 1856 stimulated growth, and in 1857 the co... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Darlington. Area bordered by Washington and North Streets, upper left hand corner, the fairgrounds, upper right corner, River Street, bot... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Family, including a woman, young man and man sitting around table in a yard, with a two-story stone house with a porch on at least two sides. A young girl ... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Aerial view including many buildings and a baseball diamond. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Air view of town, including multiple buildings and a cemetery. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of main street. There is a bridge with a stream flowing under it in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the main street of town. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Yellowstone Lake and surrounding countryside. |
| Date: | 04 30 1949 |
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| Description: | Aerial photograph of Darlington. The Lafayette County courthouse is visible in the upper left. |
| Date: | 04 30 1949 |
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| Description: | Aerial photograph of Blanchardville. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Darlington Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "Carnegie Free Library." Two trees frame the entrance of the brick and st... |
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| Description: | Exterior view from lawn of the Darlington Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "Carnegie Free Library." On the reverse of the photograph is re... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Darlington Public Library. In the foreground are tables and chairs, an eight drawer card catalog, and a lamp hanging from the ceiling.... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Darlington Public Library. In the foreground is a librarian's desk, and a bench on the left. In the background in two separate rooms a... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the interior of the Lutheran Church. Pews and hymnals are on each side, and flags are at the altar. A piano is near the pulpi... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | Note from Albert Pool, surveyor for the village of Dunbarton in Lafayette County, as appears on the reverse of the Village of Dunbarton plat map. Pool cert... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Aerial view along river toward Darlington. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of entrance to the Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Darlington, Wis." |
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