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Westfield Church

Date: 1915
Description: View toward the church on the left. Another building is in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Church at Westfield, Wis."
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View down Sidewalk in Westfield

Date: 1905
Description: A view down the sidewalk with storefronts on the right. Pedestrians are standing on the sidewalk, and horse-drawn vehicles are along the curb. Caption read...
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Mill Pond

Date: 1915
Description: Looking across Mill Pond towards buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Mill Pond, Westfield, Wis."
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St. Peter's Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.
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Buffalo Lake

Date: 1900
Description: View of lake, most likely Buffalo Lake, from Montello.
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John Muir Marker

Date: 1958
Description: Historical marker at the site of John Muir's boyhood home, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. A woman stands next to the marker, and the...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Taylor Home

Date: 1900
Description: The Taylor home near Montello.
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Cramer Residence

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the front of the Cramer residence. Caption reads: "Summer Home of Mrs. William Cramer, Packwaukee, Wis."
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Shrine of Saint Philomena

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Description: Photographic postcard of the Shrine of Saint Philomena. It is a large stone structure with a marquee over the statue in the center that reads: "St. Philome...
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People Posing in front of Lake House

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a group of men, children and a dog posing in front of Lake House. Another man with two children are sitting on the porch step...
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Pheasant Inn on Mason Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view across water towards the Pheasant Inn on Lake Mason. Buildings are along the shoreline behind large trees. Two people are in a r...
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Paving Blocks

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Montello granite quarry grounds shows piles of granite paving blocks. In the background, a team of horses pulls a wagon under an elevated narro...
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Endeavor

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Description: Central Endeavor from across the railroad tracks. A grocery store and other businesses are along the streets. The town name is spelled out on the grass on ...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Congregational Church. The wooden building is surrounded by trees and has a steeple above the entrance. Caption reads: "Cong...
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Montello, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: View across a field and Montello Lake. Buildings on the distant shore, seen through trees on the near shoreline, are the tower of the Montello House Hotel,...
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Small Town Neighborhood

Date: 10 29 1906
Description: View from a hillside towards a woman walking on an unpaved neighborhood street in a small town, with dwellings and trees on both sides. Along the horizon a...
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The Dam

Date: 07 13 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "The Dam – Westfield, Wis." Water spills over the dam into the river, and buildings are behind and above the dam. There are trees on b...

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