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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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Ralph Warner House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the front of Ralph Warner's house.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
Postcard

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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Methodist Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: The building at 309 West Washington Avenue was built in 1891 for the St. Regina Convent and Academy of the Sinsinawa Dominican nuns across the street from ...
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Ott-Wright House

Date: 1920
Description: The house was built in the late 1850s or early 1860s by Donnel and Kutzbock, who also built the first Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Originally this h...
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International Harvester Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester branch house.
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Model G-61 Truck Operated by the G.H. Miller Company

Date: 1920
Description: An International G-61 truck parked on an ice-covered city street and loaded with crates. The truck was owned by the G.H. Miller Transfer and Storage Compan...
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The Plow (Plough) Inn

Date: 1920
Description: The Plow (Plough) Inn, 3402 Monroe St., surrounded by trees. The stone section on the right is the original farmhouse. The brick section on the left was a...
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Milwaukee Academy

Date: 1920
Description: Corner of Van Buren and Oneida Streets. An ornate iron and glass lamp post is in the center of the image between two trees.
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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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Longfellow Monument and Square

Date: 1920
Description: Close-up of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow monument and the surrounding cobbled square. Installed in 1888 and sculpted by Franklin Simmons, the monument f...
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Monroe County Court House

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the front and side of the courthouse.
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Frisbie Block

Date: 1920
Description: Frisbie Block. Row of small shops and businesses in the same large brick building, with a horse-drawn sleigh of firewood in front. Caption reads: "Frisbie ...
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Hotel Martinque

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the Hotel Martinque. Cars are parked on the street near the hotel, which is a three-story brick building with balconies.
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The Daniel Boone Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the entrance to the Daniel Boone Tavern, possibly from 1920.
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Bank of Baraboo

Date: 1920
Description: An imposing two-story structure on the corner of Oak Street and Third Avenue. Lawyers offices occupy the upstairs.
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Ripon High School

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn toward the window-lined facade of Ripon High School.
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Market Street

Date: 1920
Description: View of Market Street, the town's business section. On the right corner stands the Union National Bank, chartered in 1839. Pedestrians can be seen on the s...

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