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Zion's Church

Date: 1900
Description: Colorized view of the church. Caption reads: "Zion's Church, Sparta, Wis."
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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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Masonic Temple

Date: 1910
Description: View across intersection toward a Masonic temple.
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Hotel Lewis

Date: 1900
Description: Diagonal view across road toward the hotel. Caption reads: "Hotel Lewis, Sparta, Wis."
Photograph

Court Street in Sparta, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Court Street in Sparta.
Postcard

Carnegie Library

Date: 1920
Description: View toward the front of the library. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Sparta, Wis."
Photograph

Civilian Conservation Corps Employees

Date: 1937
Description: A group portrait of the Motor Transportation and Utilities Department of the Sparta District CCC. Jacob Spreuer, junior dispatcher, is in the second row.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Maneuver Area and Base Training Corps of the Second Army Maneuvers

Date: 1940
Description: This maps shows the areas in Monroe, Jackson, and Juneau counties, Wisconsin, where U.S. Army maneuvers were held in August 1940. Highways and roads, commu...
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Archway through Hospital Ramp

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Description: Colorized postcard view of an arch at Camp McCoy with ramps on either side and a road passing through it. Parked cars and barracks are on the far side of t...
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Greetings from Camp McCoy

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Description: Large Letter style postcard with representative images in the letters of "Camp Mc-Coy", including tents, artillery, barracks and soldiers. Caption reads: "...
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Officer's Club, Camp McCoy

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Description: Colorized view of the Officer's Club at Camp McCoy. There is an officer standing at the entrance. Caption reads: "Officer's Club, Camp McCoy, Wis."
Map or Atlas

U.S. Military Reservation, Map 1

Date: 1909
Description: This is one of a set of two topographical maps showing land use, roads, railroads, bridges, and buildings with ownership in parts of LaFayette, Greenfield,...
Map or Atlas

U.S. Military Reservation, Map 2

Date: 1909
Description: This the second of a set of two topographical maps showing land use, roads, railroads, bridges, and buildings with ownership in parts of LaFayette, Greenfi...
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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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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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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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