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Boy Scout Band

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of a Boy Scout band in front of a large brick building, possibly the old Baraboo High School. The bass drum head reads "Boy Scout Band" and ...
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Coast Guard Training Ship

Date: 1920
Description: View from boat of the Coast Guard ship at La Pointe. A shoreline is in the far background.
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International Harvester Building

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the International Harvester building, as seen from the northwest. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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Stanley Hotel in Chippewa Falls

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the Stanley Hotel on a corner, with large electricity poles on the sidewalk in front.
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Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Post Office. Caption reads: "Post Office, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Hayward Indian School

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Hayward Indian School, including the boys' building, chapel and schoolrooms, and the girls' building.
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Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the La Crosse post office, which was destroyed in 1977. Caption reads: "Post Office, La Crosse, Wis."
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Stoddard Hotel

Date: 1920
Description: View across street toward the hotel. Caption reads: "Stoddard Hotel, La Crosse, Wis." Hotel Stoddard, "built by a company of wealthy citizens in response t...
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Walker High School

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn towards the school building. Caption reads: "High School Building, Washburn, Wis."
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Tower Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: View of Tower Avenue at 13th Street. A furniture store and a hotel are along the left side of the street. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue at 13th Street, Supe...
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Surgical Hospital, Stoughton, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the hospital, with several people standing on and around the front porch. Caption reads: "Stoughton Surgical Hospital, Stoughton, Wis."
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Sheboygan Public Library

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the Sheboygan Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Sheboygan, Wis."
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Main and Crescent Streets

Date: 1920
Description: View looking toward Main and Crescent Streets. Caption reads: "Main and Crescent Streets, Menomonie, Wis."
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Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the Post Office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Caption reads: "Pos...
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Grand Avenue Looking East

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view looking east from Eleventh Street. The avenue is lined with buildings and trees. A large flagpole is in the center of the avenue which is lan...
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River View in Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1920
Description: Looking south from Oneida Street Bridge. Large buildings line the river edge. Another bridge is in the distance. Several buildings have flags on the roofs,...
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Petticoat Lane

Date: 1920
Description: Urban street view including cars, pedestrians and streetcar. Caption reads: "Pettitcoat Lane."
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Elks Club

Date: 1920
Description: A view of antlers placed on the United States flag in the center of the lodge room of the Elks Club, founded in 1868. Caption reads: "Lodge Room, Elks' Bui...
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Men Gathered for "Silo Special"

Date: 1920
Description: Group of men gathered around a truck with a large sign that reads, in part: "Kansas State Agricultural College Silo Special."
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The Beach Health Class

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men, women and children standing in long rows along the beach, with fingers touching their shoulders, caught in the middle of an exercise ...

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