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Eau Claire Normal School

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of the Normal School. Caption reads: "Normal School, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Third Street Parade

Date: 1910
Description: View looking South down Third Street near Scott. The street is filled with a large crowd, bikes and automobiles. Banners and flags are along the sidewalk i...
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Racine Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view across street towards the Racine Public Library. There are several people standing on the front steps.
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Seasons Greetings

Date: 1969
Description: Photographic holiday postcard of a couple on their bikes in a driveway. Shrubs and palm trees surround them. A map of the Pacific Ocean is in the backgroun...
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City Dock

Date: 1949
Description: Photographic postcard view of the City Dock on Lake Superior. There are four boats, and people and cars are on the dock. A sign in the foreground reads: "N...
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James Street Looking West

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photograph looking west along James Street, with pedestrians, a horse-drawn carriage, and an automobile. City Hall is in the right backgrou...
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Public School

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the brick public school, with bell tower. Caption reads: "Public School, De Forest, Wis."
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Milwaukee Street

Date: 1950
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of Milwaukee Street, with storefronts, parked cars and a small monument in the middle of the street. Caption reads: "...
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Lunch Stand at Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of a lunch stand advertising buttered popcorn, ice cream cones and cigars. Groups of men, women and children are...
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Northwestern Depot

Date: 1900
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of the Northwestern depot, with horse-drawn carriages and bicycles. Caption reads: "Northwestern Depot, Eau Clai...
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Interested Spectators Watching a Flight at the Lawson Aviation Field

Date: 05 04 1918
Description: Fourteen children standing or lying down behind a barbed wire fence in a field, facing the camera. The postcard caption says they are watching an "MT2 for ...
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South Barstow Street

Date: 1908
Description: Black and white photographic postcard with a green border. The view is towards the block of South Barstow Street, with a large sign for Fleming's Jewelry S...
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Eau Claire House

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized photographic postcard from street towards the Eau Claire House on a street corner. There is a group of men standing in front. A buggy is along th...
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Farwell Street — Looking North

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Description: View down center of a street lined with trees in a residential neighborhood. Horse-drawn buggies are in the distance. Caption reads: "Farwell Street — Look...
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C.M. and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1907
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the station. People and push carts are along the platform. One man has a bicycle. Caption reads: "C.M. and St. P. Edger...
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Street Scene

Date: 1928
Description: View down center of Walworth Street with the Sprague Theater on the left. A hotel is on the lower right. Automobiles are parked all along the street. Capti...
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Main Street, Looking South, Showing the Hotel Erving

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street with the E.R Smith Printing Company on the left and the Hotel Erving on the right. Buggies and bicycles are on the street. There is a t...
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Post Office

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Description: Hand-colored view of the one-story main post office. Caption reads: "Post Office, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Fire Damage; Congregational Church

Date: 09 28 1908
Description: The Congregational Church after it was destroyed by fire in 1908. Caption reads: "Cong. Church."
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Fire Damage; Grant School

Date: 09 26 1908
Description: Grant School in the aftermath of Fond du Lac's biggest fire — September 26, 1908. Caption reads: "Grant School."

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