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Rev. H. Gilliland, D. D.

Date: 1878
Description: Lithograph portrait of Reverend Harrison Gilliland, around the end of his tenure as President of Galesville University.
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Minnehaha

Date: 1919
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Whitehall, Wis. Minnehaha." A Native American woman in indigenous dress, standing in the entrance to a tipi. A small b...
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Post Office Block

Date: 02 23 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Post Office Building, Whitehall, Wis." Known as the "Post Office Block," the building was constructed in 1898 by postmaster Christoph...
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German Lutheran Church

Date: 12 22 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "German Luth. Church near Whitehall, Wis." The church building on the right is surrounded by a farm, trees, fields and fences.
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Asylum

Date: 11 09 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Asylum, Whitehall, Wisconsin." A multi-story building with a full basement and attic surrounded by a large lawn with small trees. Bui...
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Village Hall

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Village Hall, Whitehall, Wis." Built in 1912 of brick in the Romanesque Revival style. A memorial sign of honoring veterans, and a la...
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Lock and Dam No. 6

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Trempealeau Wis. on the Great River Road overlooking Lock & Dam No. 6 on the Upper Mississippi." On reverse: "Lock & Dam No. 6, one o...
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Castle Rock, 2nd Peak

Date: 09 04 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "'Castle Rock,' 2nd Peak, Trempealeau, Wis., on-the-Mississippi." Elevated view towards a rock formation on the Mississippi River. Isl...
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United Lutheran Church

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "United Lutheran Church. Strum, Wis." A clapboard church with gable decorations and a belfry. A fence surrounds the church with a ceme...
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High School

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "High School, Strum, Wis." A two-story brick high school building with a belfry. There is a hill behind it with trees.
Photograph

Service Flag Dedication, Osseo

Date: 04 26 1918
Description: Elevated view of a flag dedication ceremony. Men holding instruments form two lines on either side of a man holding an American flag. A crowd is gathered a...
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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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Scene on the Elk River

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Description: View across water towards a bridge spanning the Elk River.
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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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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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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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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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F.A. Kellerman Hardware Store

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Description: Exterior view of a hardware store, with two men standing outside. Rolled up fencing is at the curb.
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The Cliff

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Description: View of a cliff overlooking a river. A group of people is gathered on the bank waiting to board an excursion boat. There is a bridge in the background.
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Gale College Dormitory

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Description: Exterior of a dormitory at Gale College.

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