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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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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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Mill and Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: View across bridge of mill. There is a man standing on a wagon near the side of the mill. Behind the mill is a steep hill, with a house visible among trees...
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High School

Date: 1912
Description: View from drive of the High School and grounds. The building has a gable roof and iron fence detailing around the edge. On the right side of the building i...
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Bird's Eye View

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of town with farm fields in the foreground, and low, rolling hills in the background. There is a church steeple in the far background on the ...
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Bird's Eye View

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view over rooftops. Farm fields and houses are in the background.
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Public School

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Description: View of the public school with two chimneys, a bell tower, and firewood stacked on the porch. The building is reflected in the puddle in the foreground. Be...
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Bird's Eye View

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view over farm fields in the foreground and town in the distance, with low rolling hills in the far background. Buildings that stand out are St Lu...
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From the Stretch at Fair Grounds

Date: 1909
Description: View across fairground racetrack, with judging stands and large barn in the background.
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Midway Filling Station on Hwy 16

Date: 1928
Description: View down road towards a filling station near Portage. A man stands while filling his tank. Two boys stand nearby. Under large trees are two pumps, a small...
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Cemetery

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Description: A view of a cemetery with stone grave markers among pine trees. A barbed wire fence surrounds the perimeter. Wooden steps go over the fence next to the gat...
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Potosi Congregational Church

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Description: View of the exterior of the Congregational Church, with arched windows and belfry. In the arched window above the doorway it reads: "1891 Cong'l Church." I...
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Section of Marquette Suspension Bridge

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Description: "Section of New Prairie du Chien Marquette $1,000,000 Suspension Bridge. Total length 3729 feet. Only suspension bridge on the Mississippi River. Open for ...
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High Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View from shoreline of bridge over the Wisconsin River. In the left lower foreground is a shed, and a rowboat. On the opposite shoreline are farms and fiel...
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View from Bluff Near Crystal Lake

Date: 1925
Description: View from bluff of Crystal Lake and surrounding rolling hills. There is a dairy farm in the foreground at the bottom of the bluff. Cows are grazing in fiel...
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New Power Dam

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of a power dam on the Wisconsin River under construction. There is a rowboat in the foreground. On the opposite shoreline are trees and bluff...
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Wagon Bridge

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Description: View across water towards a wooden wagon bridge over the Wisconsin River. A farm and tree-covered hills are on the opposite shoreline.
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General Store

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Description: View across street of the General Store. A group of five men, two women, and three children are standing in front. with a windmill is in the back and a sta...
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Red Mound Street Scene

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Description: View across street of a general store on the right, and another business on the left. Two men and a dog pose in front of the general store. A horse and bug...

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