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South Water Street

Date: 
Description: View of businesses on South Water Street, including the Monroe County Bank and a drugstore on the left. Caption reads: "South Water Street, Sparta, Wis."
Postcard

View Down Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Masked view down main street, with a bakery in the right foreground.
Postcard

Water Street, Looking North

Date: 1910
Description: View of Water Street, featuring the Monroe County Bank on the corner on the left. Caption reads: "Water Street, Looking North, Sparta, Wis."
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background.
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking Northwest. Workers are standing on the right next to the exposed drainage pipes in the damaged bridge. Sheets and quilts are covering the entranc...
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Water Street Bridge Repair

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets.
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Cars Parked on Main Street

Date: 1927
Description: Main Street with several cars parked along the curb. A curbside Red Crown gas pump is visible at the right near the O.W. Schuele Hardware store, and people...
Photograph

Doublewide Sidecar Prototype

Date: 1932
Description: Ralph Hilgers, wearing sunglasses, is seated on his 74 Harley-Davidson twin cylinder, late 1920's model motorcycle. His motorcycle is shown with a prototyp...
Photograph

Former Storefronts

Date: 10 1980
Description: Former storefronts, Main Street at Walker Street.
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Main Street

Date: 
Description: View across unpaved street of a row of stores. On the corner is the Cashton Hardware Company. A horse and wagon is parked at the curb of H. B. Bohl City Me...
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Front Street

Date: 
Description: View down Front Street of stores and shops. At the far end of the street is a group of men with horse-drawn wagons.
Photograph

Business District

Date: 1922
Description: Edward Moe General Merchandise which offers groceries, dry goods, shoes, hardware, automotive supplies, Red Crown gasoline, Red Seal dry batteries, and Mob...
Photograph

Kendall Street Scene

Date: 1928
Description: View down a commercial street. An automotive repair shop is located on the left side of the street.
Photograph

Ford Garage

Date: 1922
Description: An automotive garage with a Ford logo sign affixed to the roof.
Photograph

Street Scene in Leon

Date: 1922
Description: View down a dirt commercial street in Leon.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1927
Description: View down road towards a group of men posing on the porch of Young's general store.
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down the curved unpaved street. Two men and a dog stand under the awning of a shop on the left. Another group of men are posed near a car parked outsi...
Postcard

Stage Coach

Date: 1863
Description: Photographic postcard of a stagecoach pulled by four horses in the road in front of a harness shop. Two men sit in the upper seat. A handful of people stan...
Photograph

Main Street Looking East

Date: 
Description: View down Main Street. There is a bank on the right and a 5&10 cent store on the left. Horse-drawn wagons and carriages are along the unpaved street. In th...
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Norwalk Street Scene

Date: 1927
Description: Street scene down middle of street, with businesses on both sides. A hotel, the post office, and a hardware store are on the left. A mercantile, ice cream ...

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