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St. Croix County Court House

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the St. Croix County Court House with six people standing in front of it.
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: The Public Library in Lake Mills.
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: The Public Library in Lake Mills.
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Green County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Green County Court House. Snow is on the ground.
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Joseph Brown Photographic Studio

Date: 
Description: Exterior view across street of Joseph Brown's photography studio at 3803 West Lisbon Avenue. A sign on the building reads: "Joseph Brown Commercial Photogr...
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Kleinsteuber Machine Shop

Date: 1880
Description: It was in this shop that Christopher Sholes, inventor of the typewriter, did much of his work on various inventions. This photograph may be as early as th...
Postcard

Pabst Building

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of the building. Two trolleys are on the road and in the foreground is a bridge over the river.
Postcard

St. Lawrence Church

Date: 1910
Description: A clock is in the taller corner belfry. A rose window is on the front facade. Caption reads: "St. Lawrence Church, Milwaukee."
Photograph

3rd Ward District Fire Damage

Date: 1893
Description: View of the ruins from a fire in the 3rd Ward. A section of a tall building, perhaps a wall, still stands. In the foreground on the right is a cart near a ...
Photograph

Girl at a Well

Date: 1927
Description: A Kabyle girl holding a pail at the well, with another pail sitting on the ground at her feet. The well has a stone wall around it with a rope and pulley s...
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William Upham in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: William Upham standing outdoors on a sidewalk next to a snowbank and two dogs. Behind him is a barbershop pole. Commercial buildings, a horse-drawn vehicle...
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Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1916
Description: A Christmas tree decorated with glass ornaments, tinsel garland, and round electric lights is standing on a large block of wood in front of the bow window ...

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