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| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | One of "Three different views of the World's Fair at Philadelphia" mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." On the stereograph itself is... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | "Iron Bridge across Mississippi" photographed during "The Norwegian Lutheran Synod held at Minneapolis, Minn., 1875," as described in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogu... |
| Date: | 05 17 1870 |
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| Description: | A large group, mainly men, are gathered behind the "Lake City Cornet Band" who are in uniform near a lake shore, possibly Lake Monona. The card was marked ... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | View from water tower, showing the grove where Black Hawk's pursuers were supposed to have camped in 1832. The group of men in the foreground are digging f... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a town with a railroad bridge crossing over a river. Several individuals are visible crossing the bridge. Sign near bridge says: "Willow R... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | View of debris, perhaps from tornado damage in the business district of New Richmond. A group of onlookers investigate the damage. Caption on stereograph r... |
| Date: | 07 04 1876 |
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| Description: | Two men stand by a wagon on which is written "A.L. Dahl Landscape Photographer." The photographer stands on the left side of the view. The flag on the side... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View overlooking Pinckney Street on the Square with the American Hotel in the background. |
| Date: | 05 14 1887 |
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| Description: | The family home of William Henry Rogers on the shore of Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | A cabinet card photograph of the Montello House Hotel. The two-story brick building has a gable fronted wing on the right and a shingled wooden tower on th... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of two barefoot children who are near a charred wooden sidewalk, lower left, that marks the course of Nebraska (now West Montello) Street tow... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with lumber standing in front of the frame of building under construction facing Main Street. There is a worker... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking west over the open basements of commercial buildings which were destroyed by a recent fire. Main Street is in the foreground. Horse-d... |
| Date: | 04 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a fire at the Choate-Hollister Furniture Company. A crowd, mostly men, are gathered to watch the effort to extinguish the fire. On the left,... |
| Date: | 07 08 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the aftermath of a cyclone. The debris may be the remains of a stable. In the foreground is a dead horse, with the remains of a buggy and a ... |
| Date: | 07 07 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the wreckage of a building in the aftermath of a cyclone. A group of men and boys are posing standing or sitting for the photograph. In the ... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the devastation caused by a tornado. All that remains of trees are the main branches and trunks, some with building debris caught in them. P... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of an old log structure surrounded by buildings, wagons and wagon parts, fences and trees. It was demolished about 1900. Text printed on the fr... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of President McKinley speaking to a large crowd from a stage decorated with bunting. In the background are buildings and train cars. Caption re... |
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