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Elkhorn House

Date: 1900
Description: View down road towards the Elkhorn House. Caption reads: "Elkhorn Hosue, Elkhorn, Wis."
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Octagon House

Date: 1950
Description: Octagon house.
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Walworth Street

Date: 1900
Description: Buildings along Walworth Street. Caption reads: "Walworth Street, Elkhorn, Wis."
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Webster Home

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of the home of composer Joseph Philbrick Webster, with trees and a small dog in the yard. Joseph Philbrick Webster composed "Sweet By and By" an...
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Elkhorn Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Elkhorn Public Library and a larger, two-story, brick building, with a storefront on the first floor. The Elkhorn Public Library is th...
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South Wisconsin Street

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Description: Street scene in a commercial district lined with shops and street lamps. Automobiles are parked at an angle to the curbs on both sides of the street. Capti...
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Four Thousand Automobiles in 1914, The Great Fair

Date: 09 1914
Description: Elevated view of a small sample of "4000 cars" parked at the Great Fair. Caption reads: "Four Thousand Automobiles in 1914, The Great Fair, Elkhorn, Sept. ...
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Mid-Lake Dairy Farm — Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of a dairy farm with white barns and a white house. Caption reads: "Mid-Lake Dairy Farm — Elkhorn, Wisconsin."
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Walworth County Hospital

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Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the county hospital, a four-story stone building. Young trees and bushes are on the lawn. Caption reads: "Walworth...
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Crossroads Dining and Cocktails

Date: 1961
Description: Two views: one of a curved bar, and the other the restaurant with tables and a fireplace in the background. Caption reads: ",Crossroads, Elkhorn, Wis." ...
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First National Bank

Date: 1919
Description: Interior and exterior views of the First National Bank. On the right is a view of the lobby, and on the left is a view from the street towards the facade. ...
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Wisconsin Butter & Cheese Co.

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Description: View across field towards a cheese factory and a water tower. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Butter & Cheese Co., Elkhorn, Wis."
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Frank Holton & Co., Band Instruments

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Description: View across field towards a factory where band instruments are manufactured. A water tower with "Holton Band Instruments" painted on it is in the backgroun...
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Sterlingworth Hotel, Lauderdale Lakes

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Description: Colored view across lawn towards a hotel with a screened-in porch. Three women are standing at the entrance on the left. In the center are three men standi...
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Street Scene

Date: 1928
Description: View down center of Walworth Street with the Sprague Theater on the left. A hotel is on the lower right. Automobiles are parked all along the street. Capti...
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Court House

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Description: Colorized view through trees toward the Court House, with columns at the entrance, arched windows and a bell tower. Caption reads: "Court House, Elkhorn, W...
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New Walworth County Court House

Date: 1964
Description: View across lawn and trees in fall color toward the new county court house.
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1909
Description: Angled view down sidewalk on right toward the left side of Wisconsin Street which is lined with businesses and hitching posts. Horse-drawn vehicles are mov...
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Walworth Street Showing State Bank of Elkhorn

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Description: View across Walworth Street. The State Bank of Elkhorn is on the corner with the lamppost. Automobiles are parked in the street. Caption reads: "Walworth S...
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Corner East and Rockwell Streets looking West

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Description: View from street of a residential neighborhood, showing houses with porches, trees along the street, and a man on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Corner East...

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