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Bird's Eye View of Norwalk

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Description: View from hill looking down across field toward town. Rolling hills are in the background.
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Birds Eye View

Date: 1921
Description: View of Norwalk looking down from a hill. Farm fields and forests surround the town.
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Farmer's State Bank

Date: 1914
Description: View from street of the facade of the Farmer's State Bank. The cornerstone of the building says "1913". A group of men sit on a bench in front of a store o...
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Water Street

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Description: View down Water Street which is lined with sidewalks and residential houses. In the foreground on both sides of the road are small wooden bridges along the...
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Rail Road Street

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Description: View across Rail Road Street with businesses on the right and horses and carts on the left. On the opposite side of the street is a hotel. There are hitchi...
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Shennington Depot

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks and across road towards the depot. A sign posted at the crossing says: Look Out for the Cars." A man with a small child is standi...
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Public School

Date: 1925
Description: A one-story wood frame school with a lightning rod or flagpole on the bell tower. A hand water pump is near the front entrance, and a tire swing is wrapped...
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Court Street

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Description: View from street of the Court Street neighborhood. On the left are a church and houses. There is a fire hydrant in the foreground, and nearby parked near t...
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View of Camp Robinson Light Artillery

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Description: View of Camp Robinson towards an open area with cannons grouped together in the center between rows of horses under shelters. There are wagons on the right...
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Carnegie Library in Sparta

Date: 1911
Description: View from street of the Carnegie Library. A boy is standing on the stone steps that lead up to the arched entrance which has two round windows and a datest...
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Interior of Carnegie Library

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the interior of the Carnegie Library. There is a faint image of a woman in the left foreground. Bookshelves line the walls, tables and chairs are...
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Tourist Camp - Highway 12

Date: 1931
Description: A view of the Log Cabin Filling Station at a tourist camp. A garage for washing and greasing on the left. Two tall gas pumps. Lamps made of interlaced logs...
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Scene at Wilton

Date: 1916
Description: View across street in a central business district. On the opposite corner is a brick building with a balcony. A man sits in front of a store front on the s...
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Lutheran Church

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Description: Three-quarter view of front and side of the Lutheran church. There are two belfries flanking the steps to the entrance. The main windows are arched stained...
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Sorgs Creamery

Date: 1914
Description: Three-quarter view of the front and side of Sorgs Creamery, a rectangular brick building with a collapsing awning. A wagon with and umbrella and barrels pu...
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Wilton House

Date: 1914
Description: View across road and railroad tracks towards the Wilton House Hotel. A portion of the back of a railroad car is on the right. Three men are sitting on the ...
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High School

Date: 1915
Description: View of front and part of left side of the high school. The large brick building features arched windows, a belfry and a flagpole on the roof.
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Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: View from street of business district, with a hotel on a slight slope on the corner. The first floor is above street level, and another set of steps lead t...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1911
Description: View looking down between railroad tracks towards the depot with an oncoming freight train on a third track on the far left. A group of people are standing...

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