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The Argonne Gate

Date: 1924
Description: Argonne Gate, S.J.M.A. War memorial for the service men from Delafield in the First World War. The lantern on the gate is meant to burn perpetually. Captio...
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Tall-tale Postcard: This is the Kind of Peaches We Raise

Date: 1924
Description: Photomontage of three women lifting baskets filled with giant peaches. The foreground as lines with other giant peaches. The top of the image is trimmed ...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
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Anna Czech's Class

Date: 1924
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a class featuring Lorin Gillett (son of Sherwin Gilett), and their teacher sitting on the steps in front of the double door of wh...
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Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
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Chas. W. Fish's Residence

Date: 1924
Description: Photographic postcard view of a wood-frame home with young trees in the large yard. A lamppost is on the corner. Other homes are further down the block. Ca...
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Fish Creek

Date: 1924
Description: Street scene with a group of people gathered in front of a store with a public telephone. Caption reads: "Fish Creek, Wis."
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St. Mary's Catholic Church

Date: 1924
Description: Colorized view of a Catholic church with tall steeple and bell tower. A large, arched window is above the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Catholic Chu...
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Aeroplane View of Power House and Dam

Date: 1924
Description: Illustration based on an aerial photograph of a powerhouse and dam on the Wisconsin River. A railroad bridge is upriver. The city of Kilbourn (now Wisconsi...
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Interior of St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission at Reserve Near Stone Lake, Wis.

Date: 1924
Description: Postcard of the church interior, with pews, altar, nave, statues, and paintings. The church ceiling is decorated with garlands and wreaths. Caption reads: ...
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Medford Public Library

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of the Medford Public Library. The entrance is flanked by lampposts. A group of girls are standing on the far right. Caption reads: "Medford ...
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South Hall State Normal School

Date: 1924
Description: Text on front reads: "South Hall State Normal School, River Falls, Wis." A view of the vine-covered front of South Hall at the State Normal School. The sch...
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Scene at Saukville

Date: 1924
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene at Saukville, Wis." Small town scene of a neighborhood from a grassy field. Several dwellings are in the middle ground with com...
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Saint Peter's Church

Date: 1924
Description: Text on front reads: "Saukville, Wis." The Evangelical Saint Peter's Church was built of cream brick with a clapboard belfry in 1876. The plaque above the ...
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Street Scene in Tipler

Date: 1924
Description: Text on front reads: "Tipler, Wis." Many clapboard homes line an unpaved street with boardwalks in a residential neighborhood. Children are sitting on a ro...

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