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Fountain on the Holy Ghost Church Grounds

Date: 1937
Description: View of fountain with a statue of a bird on top. There is a memorial to Christopher Columbus behind the fountain, and a church with a steeple in the backgr...
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of the buildings along one side of Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Evansville, Wis."
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St. Matthews Church

Date: 1908
Description: View down street toward St. Matthews Church and surrounding buildings. Pedestrians and dogs are walking on the street and sidewalks. Caption reads: "St. Ma...
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State Normal School

Date: 1907
Description: Campus of the State Normal School. Caption reads: "Oshkosh, Wis." and "Normal School".
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Outagamie County Court House

Date: 1945
Description: Linen-type postcard depicting Outagamie County Court House. This view was issued by the Curt Teich company in 1945, the year in which Joseph R. McCarthy, c...
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Gimbel Brothers' Store

Date: 1905
Description: Building on street corner, taken from street level. A man is standing near a barber's pole in the right foreground. The store has eight levels with a water...
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Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
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Aerial View of Harbor

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Description: Aerial view of Bayfield and its harbor.
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Pleasant Street, North of Grand Avenue

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Description: Colorized postcard view down sidewalk along tree-lined street in the central business district. On the right is a large marble building, and on the left si...
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Officer's Club, Camp McCoy

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Description: Colorized view of the Officer's Club at Camp McCoy. There is an officer standing at the entrance. Caption reads: "Officer's Club, Camp McCoy, Wis."
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Stonefield Depot

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Description: Color postcard of the depot and a railroad car at Stonefield Village.
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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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Patriotic Shrine

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Patriotic Shrine on the grounds of the Dickeyville Grotto. The shrine, which was created by Father Matthias Wernerus in 1929-30, honors Columbu...
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Inside of Grotto

Date: 1929
Description: Interior view of the Dickeyville Grotto. Caption reads: "Inside of Grotto at Dickeyville, Wis." The following description is printed on the back of the pos...
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County Court House

Date: 1920
Description: Eau Claire County Court House, built in 1873, with lawn and trees. Caption reads: "County Court House, Eau Claire, Wis." On the back it reads: "Wisconsin-I...
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The "Spirit of the Northwest"

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "The 'Spirit of the Northwest', Green Bay, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The Spirit of the Northwest, Sidney Bedore, sculptor, depicts the e...
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Wade House

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Description: Color postcard view across road and fence towards of the front of the Wade House. Text on reverse reads: "Old Wade House, Greenbush, Wisconsin, 1850 St...
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City of Kenosha Police Department

Date: 1964
Description: View across street towards the Police Department building. Automobiles are parked in front near parking meters.
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Front View of Grotto

Date: 1929
Description: Hand-tinted postcard showing the Dickeyville grotto. Postcard caption reads: The Grotto of Christ, the King, and of Mary, his Mother, was conceived, design...
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Split Rock Lighthouse

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Description: Oversized "Colortone" postcard view across water towards the Split Rock Lighthouse from the waterline, looking up the bluffs, with other buildings along th...

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