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Railroad Depot

Date: 1925
Description: Railroad depot taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and bu...
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Hotel Backbone

Date: 1925
Description: View toward the hotel on a street corner. A large sign on top of the hotel reads: "Hotel Backbone." Caption reads: "Hotel Backbone, Antigo, Wis."
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Third Kenosha Court House

Date: 1925
Description: The third of Kenosha County courthouses, located on the corner of Sheridan and 56th Street. The courthouse cost $1,000,000 to construct. In the foreground ...
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City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, West Allis, Wis."
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Mount View Sanatorium (South Park)

Date: 1925
Description: View of Mount View Sanatorium (South Park) in Barden Hospital for tubercular patients. Caption reads: "Mount View Sanatorium (South Park.)" Poem below read...
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Gleason's Park

Date: 1925
Description: View from shoreline towards a bridge in Gleason's Park. Caption reads: "Bridge at Gleason's Park, Marshfield, Wis."
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Badger Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across street towards the Badger Hotel. Caption reads: "Badger Hotel, Merrill, Wis."
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Birge Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of Birge Hall (Biology building) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus from Bascom Hill.
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Ward Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: A three-story wooden structure with front porch identified as the Ward Hotel by a large sign on the front of the building. Several automobiles are parked d...
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Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: Cars parked in the circular drive on the campus grounds at Bessie Tift College. The tree dotted lawn extends in all directions.
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Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: A view of the green space and buildings on the campus of Bessie Tift College. Trees stand near the buildings and a fountain is to the right.
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Modern Rooms — E.F. Lueth

Date: 1925
Description: View across road of a two-story home located on a corner lot at 330 5th Avenue. There are signs on the lawn advertising rooms for tourists. A man is standi...
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Residential Street

Date: 1925
Description: View down a winding dirt road with houses on both sides, as well as a large two-story building with a loading dock in front. Two people are in the back yar...
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Sam Davis Company Truck

Date: 1925
Description: Furniture movers from the Sam Davis Company load the back of a Model 53 International motor truck with chairs and boxes. The text on the truck reads: "The ...
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Business Section

Date: 1925
Description: View down road of mixed residential and commercial area after a rain. A group of men, women, and children stand on the front steps of a brick building.
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Catholic Church Property

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of the Catholic church, residential homes, with hills and trees in the background.
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: View across road of the exterior of the Mount Horeb Public School, built in 1918.
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View from a pedestrian walkway looking towards the central business area. A concrete four-sided sign is in the center of intersection.
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Tourist Free Camp Ground

Date: 1925
Description: A log cabin and park car at the Tourist Free Camp Ground. The cabin has a sign that reads, "New Glarus Settled 1845."
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a stone building with stained glass windows, a belfry, and a steeple. There is a house next door in the ba...

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