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Main Avenue

Date: 1950
Description: Caption reads: "Looking West on Main Ave." View down center of commercial area, with automobiles moving down the street, and parked along the curbs. A U.S....
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City Hall

Date: 1950
Description: View across intersection of City Hall on a street corner.
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Green County Court House

Date: 1950
Description: View across intersection towards the Green County Court House.
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Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: Photographic postcard view down Main Street, with Lake Superior in the distance. There is a cafe on the left and bars on the right. Cars are parked along t...
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Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank

Date: 1950
Description: Color postcard of the Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank. The building was designed by Louis H. Sullivan and constructed in 1919 of Crawfordsville brick an...
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Iowa County Court House

Date: 1950
Description: View from street towards the Iowa County Court House. Built in 1857, it is the oldest operating court house in Wisconsin. Caption reads: [Iowa County] Cour...
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Union Station

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the entrance to Union Station.
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Ships in the Harbor

Date: 1950
Description: View across street towards several naval ships in the harbor at the United States Naval Academy. A sign near a lamppost reads: "Santee Basin."
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United States Capitol Building

Date: 1950
Description: View from street towards the United States Capitol building. Several buses drive along the street with parked cars in a parking lot on the left.
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Shirley Krueger in Washington, D.C.

Date: 1950
Description: Shirley Krueger posing on stairs near a street, with the United States Capitol Building in the distant background. A child is riding a tricycle on the side...
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Rustic Bridge, Lakeside Park

Date: 1950
Description: View of the rustic bridge in Lakeside Park featuring railings made of branches. Caption reads: "Rustic Bridge, Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Washington Street, Looking South

Date: 1950
Description: Colorized postcard view down street towards a shopping district, which is lined with shops: Walgreen's, Prange's, and Kinney Shoes. Automobiles are parked ...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Building

Date: 1950
Description: View of the front of the Wisconsin Historical Society. A man is walking down the sidewalk on the left. Vines cover the stone balustrade. A tree is in the f...
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Rest Haven Motel

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Rest Haven Motel. Air Conditioned - Free TV - Room Phones. Free Coffee - Free Golf. 'The Best In Rest' John and Catherine Michels. ...

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