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Park Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Park Hotel.
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Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Line

Date: 1920
Description: A view down the railroad tracks of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Line. The depot is in the distance on the far left.
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Pepin

Date: 09 1908
Description: View down a main dirt road in Pepin. To the left is a sign for a livery stable.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1950
Description: View looking up at the Methodist Episcopal church over tree covered formations on the banks of Arkansaw Creek.
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Durand Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: View towards the bridge along the left. Trees are along the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Bridge, Durand Wis."
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Lake Pepin Marker

Date: 1940
Description: A marker at Lake Pepin made by the sixth grade of Whitehall Memorial School as part of their Junior Historian activities. The Junior Historians are a grade...
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Fort St. Antoine Site

Date: 1920
Description: Alleged site of Fort St. Antoine.
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Fort St. Antoine Site

Date: 1920
Description: View of a barn made from stone salvaged from the "site of the old log building" at the alleged site of Fort St. Antoine.
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Pepin Village Hall

Date: 1915
Description: View from road of the Pepin Village Hall. The Methodist Church is at the far right. Caption reads: "Pepin, Wis."
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General Store

Date: 1908
Description: View along an unpaved street towards a white building on the right. It appears to house a general store, and signs are on the front of the building. Handwr...
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Birch Trees in a Backyard

Date: 05 11 1963
Description: A backyard view of the Hoeser residence at 200 Prospect Street. A small birdhouse and several birch trees are visible.
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Stockholm Village School

Date: 1905
Description: Students and teachers standing outside two-story brick Public School building.
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Frank Wilson Family

Date: 1910
Description: Family of Frank Wilson on the porch of their home.
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Durand Lynch Tree

Date: 1962
Description: A tall oak with two main trunks frames the Civil War monument on the lawn of the Pepin County Courthouse. Removed in 1977, the tree was the site of the lyn...
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The Crowd at Fort St. Antoine

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: A crowd at Fort St. Antoine celebrating the 23rd anniversary of Nicolas Perrot claiming the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France. A reenactm...
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The Soldiers of Perrot

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: Actors in a reenactment of a Taking Possession ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France.
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Native American Actors

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: Actors (who are possibly Native American) posing outdoors near a lodge. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claime...
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Pageant of Taking Possession

Date: 05 07 1927
Description: Actors taking part in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France at Fort St. Antoi...
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Actor Joseph Schafer

Date: 05 07 1927
Description: Actor Joseph Shafer/Schafer telling the story of The Ostensorium in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper ...
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Actors in the Taking Possession Pageant

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: From left to right are E.D. Rounds, W.W. Bartell, and Joseph Schafer. They were participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed...

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