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Jefferson School in Fond du Lac

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of Jefferson School. Caption reads: "Jefferson School, Fond Du Lac, Wis."
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Views of Brandon, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: Photographic postcard of a collage of 5 views of Brandon including; Washington St., Public Square, Times Office, High School, and Depot & Park.
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C. M. & St. P. Depot

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view of the depot and train with passengers on the platform. A large windmill is in the background. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. P. De...
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St. Kilian Catholic Church

Date: 1907
Description: View of a church and neighboring dwellings. A field is in the foreground. Caption reads: "St. Kilian Cath. Church."
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Fond du Lac, Wis.

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of central Fond Du Lac. Lake Winnebago is in the distance. Churches and other buildings are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Fond du Lac, W...
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Main Street, Looking South, Showing the Hotel Erving

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street with the E.R Smith Printing Company on the left and the Hotel Erving on the right. Buggies and bicycles are on the street. There is a t...
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St. Joseph's Church

Date: 1908
Description: View across street towards the church on a street corner. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Church, Fond du Lac, Wis." Penciled note on reverse reads: "Burned i...
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Public Library

Date: 1909
Description: View toward the library, a three-story stone building with stained glass windows. Caption reads: "Public Library, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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C. & N. W. Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view looking across railroad tracks towards the Fond du Lac train station. One person is standing on the platform. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. ...
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Fire Damage; Congregational Church

Date: 09 28 1908
Description: The Congregational Church after it was destroyed by fire in 1908. Caption reads: "Cong. Church."
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Fire Damage; Grant School

Date: 09 26 1908
Description: Grant School in the aftermath of Fond du Lac's biggest fire — September 26, 1908. Caption reads: "Grant School."
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Fire Damage; St. Joseph's Church

Date: 09 26 1908
Description: Gutted remains of St. Joseph's Church in the aftermath of the fire of September 26, 1908.
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New Congregational Church

Date: 1909
Description: Color illustration of the new Congregational Church that replaced the one destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "New Congregational Church, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Lake Park

Date: 1908
Description: Scene at Lake Park. Two women are standing next to a drinking fountain. Several other people are sitting on the park benches. Caption reads: "Lake Park, Fo...
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View on Lake Winnebago

Date: 1909
Description: Scene at the lake front of Lake Winnebago. A steamer is on the lake, and a rowboat is pulled up on the shore near a pier. Caption reads: "View on Lake Winn...
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Bird's-eye View

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-eye View of Ripon, Wis." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading o...
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The Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "The Dam, Ripon, Wis." Water spills over the Ripon Dam, on Silver Creek, with the Ripon Pond in the background. Dwellings and a buildi...
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Public Square

Date: 07 25 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Public Square." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading out to the horizo...
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North Primary School

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "North Primary School." A two-story clapboard schoolhouse with a basement has students gathered on the steps to the entrance. The scho...
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North Primary School

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Longfellow School, Ripon, Wis." However, this is actually the North Primary School. A two-story clapboard schoolhouse with a basement...

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