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Rail Yard at Depot

Date: 1895
Description: Railroad depot surrounded by stacked lumber for wood-burning locomotives. A few homes can be seen in the background.
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Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" a...
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Lake Geneva Steamboat

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva with the Lake Geneva steamboat.
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Fuller Opera House

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view across Mifflin Street towards the Fuller Opera House, which later became the Parkway Theater and was razed in 1954. The City Hall is next doo...
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Buildings in Alma

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Alma. The Sherman House is in the left foreground. Houses are above and in the background are bluffs.
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Post Office

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view across street towards the post office. Caption reads: "Post Office, Baraboo, Wis."
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John Geiger House

Date: 1895
Description: Geiger house, residence of John Geiger. His son, Ferdinand A. Geiger, was a Federal District Judge in Milwaukee from 1912 through the 1930s.
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Multiple Views of Crandon

Date: 1895
Description: Collage of multiple views of buildings and stores in Crandon.
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Bay State House

Date: 1895
Description: View down road with the Bay State House on the left. Three houses and a barbershop also line the street. A lamppost is in the left foreground. The Mississ...
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1895
Description: View from road of the Buena Vista House. There is a utility pole in front with many wires attached. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R....
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Walters Brewery in Eau Claire

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Walters Brewery with adjacent buildings. Caption reads: "Birdseye View of Watters Brewery, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1895
Description: Front entrance to the Methodist Episcopal Church, the first parsonage built at Fayette.
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Frame House

Date: 1895
Description: Text from negative sleeve: "Madison environ, Wisconsin, ca.1895-1905. Frame house. Urban house with shutters and flag posters (?) in bottom bay window and ...
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Baker House

Date: 1895
Description: Winter view across road towards the Baker house, the residence of James S. Baker.
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Surgeons' Quarters

Date: 1895
Description: Front view of the Fort Howard surgeons' quarters.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1895
Description: View of the Fort Howard hospital.
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Long Tail Point Lighthouse

Date: 1895
Description: The first Long Tail Point Lighthouse.
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Residence of Daniel H. and Joshua Whitney

Date: 1895
Description: Daniel H. and Joshua Whitney's residence located at 402 Main Street at the intersection of Monroe Avenue. The house was torn down in 1897.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1895
Description: The First Congregational Church.
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Waumandee Mill

Date: 1895
Description: View of a mill, sluice and dam on Waumandee Creek. The mill was built by John Oschner in 1863. Two products produced by the mill were White Rose Flour and ...

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