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| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elderkin octagon house. Caption reads: "Octagon House, Elkhorn, Wis." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elkhorn High School and its bell tower. Caption reads: "Public School. Elkhorn, Wis." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Buildings along Walworth Street. Caption reads: "Walworth Street, Elkhorn, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Front view of the home of composer Joseph Philbrick Webster, with trees and a small dog in the yard. Joseph Philbrick Webster composed "Sweet By and By" an... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of a steamboat landing on Lake Geneva. A group of women are gathered on the shore in the foreground. Caption reads: "Steamboat Landing,... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View of a bridge with several buildings in the background. Caption reads: "'The Bridge' Honey Creek, Wis." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View towards front and right side of a public school. A U.S. Flag is flying from the top of the belltower. Caption reads: "Public School Honey Creek Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Normal School located on Main Street in Whitewater. Text reads: Dec. 9 "Dear Duan(??): How would you like to trade schools? This is where I... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Large trees grace the lawn of the State Normal School located on Main Street. Albert Salisbury, the first president of the school, envisioned the campus as... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the gymnasium for the State Normal School. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down road towards the Whitewater Public Library. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View towards the fountain on the lawn in front of the library. Pedestrians are on the right. Caption reads: "Birge Memorial Fountain and White Memorial Lib... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View towards the fountain on the lawn in front of the library. Pedestrians are on the right. Caption reads: "Birge Memorial Fountain and White Memorial Lib... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the observatory. Caption reads: "Yerkes Observatory, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The entrance to Yerkes Observatory. Caption reads: "Entrance, Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, at Williams Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Map of the United States with an imprint of Whitewater, Wisconsin and the title "The Only Town on the Map". It was published as a novelty. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over water towards Main Street with bridge. Caption reads: "Main St. in 1907, Whitewater, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from bank towards the stone bridge. Caption reads: "The Upper Bridge, Whitewater, Wis." |
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