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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1940
Description: Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1851. It claims to be "the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal church in the world."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: View of Methodist Episcopal church from the street. Caption reads: "Norw. M.E. Church Cambridge Wis."
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South Street and Water Tower

Date: 1900
Description: A view down unpaved South Street looking east. There is a water tower in the background. Caption reads: "Residence St."
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Chapel at Willerup Camp in Cambridge

Date: 1926
Description: Caption reads: "Chapel at Willerup Camp — Lake Ripley — Cambrdige. Wis." The camp was named for the Danish immigrant minister, Christian B. Willerup, who e...
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IH Dealer J.S. Nelson

Date: 03 12 1924
Description: J.S. Nelson, an International Harvester dealer, speaks with a man seated on corn planter(?). Two men smoking pipes watch from the shed in the background.
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Clinic Entrance

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Description: Exterior of small, one-story building with front walk leading to entrance with low steps.
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Wisconsin Feed and Seed

Date: 08 22 1950
Description: View across lot towards men, a boy, and a dog standing beneath an overhang outside the Cambridge Feed and Seed Company. Parked nearby are a truck and an au...
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IH Dealer Collecting Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Men from Anderson Motor Sales, an International Harvester dealership, collect a load of metal scrap form the farm of Frank Cook. The men are loading the me...
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Gernsey County Gourt House

Date: 1910
Description: A view from the street of the Courthouse with a stone monument in front. Other large buildings are next to the Courthouse, and pedestrians are on the sidew...
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Samuel L. Popkin

Date: 1972
Description: Political scientist Samuel L. Popkin and his wife. This photograph was taken about the time Wisconsin-born Popkin was jailed for his refusal to testify abo...
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Main Street West

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of Main Street West. The street is unpaved and covered with ruts. Sidewalks line both sides, and pedestrians are walking between the sto...
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Cambridge High School

Date: 11 29 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the Cambridge High School. Text at foot reads: "High School, Cambridge, Wis."
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Presbyterian Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a Presbyterian Church in Cambridge. Caption reads: "Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Wis."
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Oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the World

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Description: Photographic postcard of the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the world. Four large pine trees are growing in the foreground and a tree-shaded side ...
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St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Description: Photographic postcard of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church. Trees are on the left and right. Caption reads: "St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cam...
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Chapel at Willlerup Camp, Lake Ripley

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Description: A hexagon-shaped chapel along the dirt road.
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Cambridge Storm

Date: 07 06 1954
Description: Gerual Simonsen's barn, on the edge of Cambridge, destroyed by a wind storm.
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Oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the World

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Description: Photographic postcard of the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the world. Two large trees frame the front entrance, with shrubs and trees are around ...
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Altrusa Club Spring Garden Festival

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Mrs. Norman Gill is standing and looking out of a window from inside her home at Spring Hill Farm near Cambridge, viewing the surrounding countryside and t...
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Smith Law Club Menu

Date: 05 02 1916
Description: Card menu from Smith Law Club at Harvard University, with a three-quarter duotone view of a law school building.

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