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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1928
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, looking northeast. The Park Hotel on the corner of W. Main Street and S. Carroll Street, is in the foreground.
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View from Hill of Cross Plains

Date: 1928
Description: View from hill of uptown Cross Plains with the Catholic Church (St. Francis Xavier) and farmhouses.
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Summit Center Chapel

Date: 1928
Description: The Summit Center Chapel. At the the time this picture was taken the chapel was no longer in use.
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Presbyterian Meeting House

Date: 1928
Description: A view of the interior, taken from the altar, looking out to the seating area. U.S. flags hang from the mezzanine seating area, which also houses the organ...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1928
Description: The exterior of Saint Mary's Church. The building features lancet arches and a steeple with a cross atop.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of church building with a bell tower, arched windows, french doors, a fanlight, and a sign that read "M.E. Church."
Map or Atlas

Topographic Map of Vernon County

Date: 1928
Description: This 1928 topographic map of Vernon County, Wisconsin, shows relief, lakes, streams and wetlands, the township and range grid, sections, cities and village...
Map or Atlas

Map showing the Utilization of Land in the Service Area of Montfort, Wisconsin, in its Relation to Conditions of Slope, Soil, Drainage and Roads

Date: 1928
Description: Shows different types of roads, railroads, schools, churches, farmsteads, cheese factories, mine shafts, old surface workings, streams, old sulphur pits, a...
Photograph

United Brethren Church

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the United Brethren Church which has an arched window above the entrance and arched windows along the sides. Trees and homes surround the ...
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Group of Pilgrims at St. Anne's Shrine

Date: 1928
Description: Pilgrims gathered outside the shrine. Many of the people are sitting on the ground among the tree. There are banners hanging in front of the stone chapel.
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View from Hill of Cross Plains

Date: 1928
Description: View from grassy hill of uptown Cross Plains. The Catholic Church (St. Francis Xavier) is on the right, and farmhouses and other buildings are among fields...
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 1928
Description: View down valley towards the back of the Lutheran Church and cemetery. Houses and barns are in the valley below, and more hills are in the far background. ...
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St. Francis Xavier Church During Jubilee

Date: 1928
Description: Interior elevated view of St. Francis Xavier Church looking towards the altar. Note the American and religious flags and bunting decorating the pillars and...
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Telephone Linemen

Date: 1928
Description: Group portrait of four telephone linemen. Three of the men are posed on the pole, and another man is standing on the ground. Three automobiles are parked a...

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