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Barton, Washington County

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye view of Barton.
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Wisconsin Central Railway Locomotive no. 221

Date: 1898
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive no. 221, the first "big engine" on the Wisconsin Central. Built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in 1898, and later ren...
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Vintage Airplanes

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Vintage aircraft always attract attention. In 1988 on their way to the EAA convention, the national organization of owners of World War II trainers made a ...
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Wisconsin Central Train

Date: 1903
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive No. 207 and train No. 6 and the depot. The locomotive was built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in 1890, and scrapped i...
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Dhein Tavern

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Description: View of the tavern, with a woman in a long dress and a dog on the front lawn. Carriage house, stables, and smoke house are in the rear. The tavern was bui...
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Brewers House

Date: 1976
Description: Brewer's house, a half-timbered Prussian-Colonial style of architecture, built about 1855.
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Brewers House

Date: 1976
Description: Brewer's house (Saxonia House) with driveway, front entrance, and trees. Built about 1855, it is a half-timbered Greek Revival type of architecture. Loacte...
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German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1890
Description: German Methodist Episcopal Church with a cemetery. The congregation was organized in 1859 and the church was put up in the early 1860's. The church is no l...
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German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1890
Description: Driveway leading to the German Methodist Episcopal Church.
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German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1890
Description: Front entrance to the German Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View of unpaved Main Street, with horse-drawn vehicles along the curbs.
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Holy Hill

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Description: View of Holy Hill. Caption reads: "Distant View of Holy Hill, Wis from the South".
Postcard

Carmelite Monastery and the New Church

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Description: View looking up at Holy Hill. Caption reads: "Carmelite Monastery and New Church, Holy Hill, Wis."
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The Tenth Station of the Cross

Date: 1910
Description: Holy Hill, at the tenth station of the Cross. Caption reads: "10th Station, Holy Hill, Wis."
Postcard

Holy Hill

Date: 1910
Description: View of the steps leading up to the Carmelite Church of Our Lady, Help of Christians. Caption reads: "Steps Leading to Church, Holy Hill, Wis."
Postcard

Holy Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of Holy Hill, with a field and the Hillside Hotel in the foreground. Captions read: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage" and "The Holy Hill and Hi...
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Carmelite Fathers' Home

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite Fathers' home on Holy Hill. Caption reads: "Home of the Carmelite Fathers, Holy Hill, Wis."
Postcard

Holy Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite monastery on Holy Hill from the west. Caption reads: "Holy Hill, Wis. From The West."
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Carmelite Monastery

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Carmelite monastery on Holy Hill from the north. Caption reads: "View from the North, Holy Hill, Wis."

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