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Wisconsin River

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Description: View from rocky shoreline toward trees along the opposite riverbank of the Wisconsin River.
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Post Office

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Description: Exterior view of the Post Office, built in 1919. The view from across Main Street shows men standing at the main entrance of a stone building built in the ...
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Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis Motherhouse

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Description: View of the motherhouse at the Sisters of St. Joseph convent in Stevens Point. A path leads to brick convent buildings across a lawn with trees, shrubs, an...
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Wisconsin River

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Description: View of the Wisconsin River.
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Echo Dells at the Wisconsin River

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Description: View of Echo Dells at the Wisconsin River.
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Wisconsin River

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Description: View of the Wisconsin River.
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Island

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Description: View of an island crowded with trees. Buildings are along the shore beyond the island.
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Main Street

Date: 11 22 1913
Description: Elevated view down Main Street. Horse-drawn wagons line both sides of the road which is covered with puddles, mud and snow. Caption reads: "Main Street, Al...
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English Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 02 20 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the exterior of the one-story, white English Methodist Church with belfry and steeple. Snow covers the street outside the church. ...
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Business District

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Description: Color photographic postcard of the business district. Local business and homes are on on both sides of the main road. Horse-drawn wagons are parked on the ...
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Schulist Family

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Description: Family of Matt Schulist, father of Reverend Joseph Schulist, posed in front of the family home.
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Migrant Worker Meeting

Date: 1967
Description: Migrant farm workers meeting in Bancroft after a strike. There are four men wearing hats standing in front of a women's outhouse. Strikes in Wisconsin were...
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Bancroft Union Softball Game

Date: 1967
Description: Obreros Unidos (United Workers) migrant farm worker union members at a Bancroft baseball game. Children sit on top of the dugout to watch. Adult men are st...
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Senior Bus

Date: 01 1979
Description: Bus operated by the Portage County Commission on Aging and its driver. The bus took senior citizens to lunch at the Senior Center and provided other servic...
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Korean War Veterans Memorial of Wisconsin

Date: 1997
Description: Visitors at the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial of Wisconsin.
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Bancroft Obreros Unidos Strikers

Date: 08 24 1967
Description: Elevated view of 150 workers rallying as a part of Obreros Unidos (United Workers) protest against poor working conditions of migrant farm workers in the S...
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Public School

Date: 1926
Description: Public school and grounds. There is a slide on the lawn on the right. A dirt path leads up to the stairs to the entrance.
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Main Street

Date: 1926
Description: View of Main Street with puddles along the side of the street. Trucks and automobiles are traveling down the street, and are parked on the left. A restaura...
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Baptist Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the Baptist Church with a bell tower above the entrance. There is a group of children gathered on the front s...
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Portrait of the Portage Old Settler's Club

Date: 05 28 1898
Description: Seated, posed group portrait at the annual meeting, outdoors at the semi-centennial celebration in Sherman's Grove. Identified from left: John Eckles, Ed....

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