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Farm Family

Date: 1898
Description: A man, his wife and their two children are posing in front of their farmstead. The man is holding a team of horses. Another horse pulling a buggy is in the...
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Montello Granite Company at Noon

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Description: View of workers from the Montello Granite Company heading down the street to lunch after the noon whistle.
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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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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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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street, with a hill at the end of the street. Pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks, and horse-drawn vehicles are along the unpaved stree...
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Taylor Home

Date: 1900
Description: The Taylor home near Montello.
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Main Street and Buffalo Lake

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Description: Storefronts and pedestrians on Main Street, with Buffalo Lake in the background. The Montello State Bank is on the left street corner. The City Market is f...
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Town Across Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View of town behind a prairie field and a lake. Caption reads: "Packwaukee, Wis."
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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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Crystal Lake Resort

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from hill through trees and over a bridge toward the Crystal Lake Resort on the opposite shoreline. There are two women wearing ...
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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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Bridge on Buck Creek

Date: 09 19 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene on Buck Creek, Westfield, Wis." A seated man and a standing boy pose on a wooden bridge over Buck Creek. The bridge has railing...
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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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Main Street

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Westfield, Wis." Many automobiles and a Greyhound Bus are diagonally parked on Main Street. The destination sign on the ...
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Hotel Hammond

Date: 07 27 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel Hammond, Westfield, Wis." A two-story hotel built of concrete block with a covered porch. Later it was called the Hotel Westfie...
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Shaping Stone for Monuments

Date: 1910
Description: Group of men posing outdoors among large stones. Caption on back reads: "Shaping stone for monuments, Montello Granite Co., Montello, Wis."

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