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Water Street, Looking North

Date: 1910
Description: View of Water Street, featuring the Monroe County Bank on the corner on the left. Caption reads: "Water Street, Looking North, Sparta, Wis."
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Street Scene during the Berry Season

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view over rooftops towards a main street during berry season. Horse-drawn wagons are gathered further down the street near an intersection. The Mo...
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Oak Street, East

Date: 1920
Description: View down street towards an intersection. Large lampposts are at each corner. A sign on the building on the left reads: "Sidney." Caption reads: "Oak St. E...
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Monroe County Courthouse

Date: 1940
Description: View across lawn with trees toward the courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Sparta, Wis."
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Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background.
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Wisconsin National Guard Officers

Date: 1910
Description: Assembled group of Wisconsin National Guard officers at Camp McCoy. A few tents can be seen in the background at right.
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County Road

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "County Road, Near Sparta, Wis." Elevated view of a group of people standing on an unpaved county road that runs through a cut in a hi...
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P.L. Wegner Summer Home

Date: 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "P.L. Wegner Summer Home. S.T.H. 71. Sparta, Wisc." The Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto aka The Glass Chapel, a concrete structure with a...
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Water Street, Looking North

Date: 08 09 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Water Street, Looking North, Sparta, Wis." Unpaved street with sidewalks lined with businesses. Signs read, "Monroe County Bank," "Dr...
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Hotel Sydney

Date: 1942
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel Sydney - Sparta, Wis. European - Modern - Dining Room." View from intersection of a two-story hotel with three-story towers on ...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1923
Description: Text on front reads: "Masonic Temple - Sparta, Wis." This Neoclassical building was built in 1923 and faced with tapestry cream brick. In front is a signpo...
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Castle Rock

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Castle Rock near Sparta, Wis." A formation about 600 feet high, having on its summit a large circular rock, named Castle Rock, for it...
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Little Glass Church

Date: 1987
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto. Little Glass Church ca 1930-1934. Located on Highway 71, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 27, 9 miles north of S...

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