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High School

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the two-story brick High School building with basement. A bare flagpole is on the roof. Caption reads: "High School, Arcadia, wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down Main Street, with a hotel on the left side and horse-drawn wagons on the unpaved street. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Main S...
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Main Street

Date: 1915
Description: Unpaved Main Street with many storefronts and a hotel on the right hand side. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Main Street, Arcadia, Wis".
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Flood Conditions

Date: 03 16 1919
Description: View showing the flood conditions on city streets from the 1919 Flood on the Trempealeau River. Four men are surveying the damage. Caption reads: "Highwate...
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Strum, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: View down road towards the town. Hills are in the distance. Caption reads: "Strum Wis. from South".
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Ox Tram

Date: 09 1907
Description: Two harnessed black oxen are standing near a clothing shop. A young boy's face is visible behind the oxen. Jackets are hanging from hooks outside the shop....
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Scene at Arcadia

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Description: A man is watching deer eating grass. There is also a turkey on the right. Caption reads: "Scene at Arcadia, Wis."
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Arcadia Wis. Out to Win

Date: 07 29 1909
Description: View of Main Street. Shops and businesses line both sides of the street including a hotel, city livery and laundromat. There are pedestrians and horse-draw...
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Lutheran Church

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Description: An exterior view of a brick church with arched stained glass windows and a steeple. Stairs leading to the front and 2 side entrances.
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Burning German Materials in Galesville

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: Crowd of men and young boys gathered around a smoldering pile of ash and scraps in the Galesville Town Square. The burned items were most likely German boo...
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Greetings from Eleva, Wis.

Date: 1915
Description: Six images from Eleva, including two churches, two street scenes, a dwelling and a lake.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church

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Description: Sepia-toned view of the Presbyterian Church, which is a wooden structure with a large arched window in front and a steeple over the entrance.
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United Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view of the United Lutheran Church, a rectangular church with a steeple.
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Synod Lutheran Church

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Description: Hand-colored postcard of the exterior of the Synod Lutheran Church.
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Public Library and City Hall, Independence, Wis.

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Description: View across street towards the public library and City Hall (one building), with a clock tower.
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Railrod Street, Independence, Wis.

Date: 1913
Description: View across unpaved intersection towards businesses, including the A. Garthus building with a grocery/general store, the State Bank of Independence, the Th...
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Main Street, Independence, Wis.

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Description: View down Main Street, with the Home Bakery on the left at the street corner. Further up the block on the left are pedestrians on the sidewalk, and signs o...
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High School, Independence, Wis.

Date: 1947
Description: Exterior view of the high school, a three-story brick building.
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Scene on the Elk River

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Description: View across water towards a bridge spanning the Elk River.
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The Dam, Independence, Wis.

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Description: View from shoreline towards the dam over the Trempealeau River at Independence. A steel bridge is above the dam. A child is standing anf fishing from the r...

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