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Capitol View of West Washington Avenue

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Description: Elevated view looking down West Washington Avenue at the Congregational Church (on the left) and the Grace Episcopal Church, two of the era's large and lav...
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U.S. Centennial Ceremonies on the Square

Date: 07 04 1876
Description: Stereograph of view of procession, military company and citizens at Great Centennial Day at the Capitol Square. Scene at Main and Carroll Streets showing t...
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View of Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1873
Description: View, ca. 1873-1879, of Madison looking down Wisconsin Avenue toward the third Wisconsin Capitol, a view that suggests something of the ongoing importance ...
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East Koshkonong Church

Date: 1874
Description: View of the East Koshkonong Church, a stone church built in 1858 and rebuilt in 1893. One grave marking and a stone fence are in the foreground. A brick wa...
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Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1877
Description: Group portrait in front of the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage, and part of a series taken during the meeting of the Eastern Distr...
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Lombardy Poplars

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Description: A rural lane lined with Lombardy poplars runs between two fenced fields. Two men are standing in the lane looking towards the camera. A church and many oth...
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Children by the Reverend Abraham Jacobson Home

Date: 1877
Description: Three children stand at the corner of the home of the Reverend Abraham Jacobson (1836-1910) and his wife Nicoline Hegg Jacobson. Two adults stand in a tree...
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Group at Second Parsonage of Herman Amberg Preus

Date: 1870
Description: Semi-circle of group in yard with a baby carriage in the middle. A large wood frame house with carpenter's lace on its porch is behind them. The third man ...
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Distant View of Mazomanie

Date: 1874
Description: Distant view of the town from a hill with houses, garden plots, businesses and churches.
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Fulton Street in Edgerton

Date: 1874
Description: View, from a distance, of Fulton Street in Edgerton. A church is in the distance.
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West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

Date: 1878
Description: West Koshkonong Lutheran Church and cemetery. Octagonal stone church built in 1852, rebuilt in 1893, seating 800 people.
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West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

Date: 1878
Description: West Koshkonong Lutheran Church, an octagonal stone church built in 1852 and cemetery. The headstone of Cecilia Martins Datter is legible. Further refere...
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First Norwegian Lutheran Church and Luther College

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view of First Norwegian Lutheran Church, with Luther College in the distance. Part of a set of stereographs entitled "The Synod at Decorah, 1876" ...
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Congregation of First Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 1876
Description: First Norwegian Lutheran Church with congregation posed outside the front entrance, part of a set of stereographs entitled "The Synod at Decorah, 1876" fro...
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Side View of First Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 1876
Description: View of the front and side of the First Norwegian Lutheran Church. Trees along the sidewalk have protective wooden trellises. This view is part of a set o...
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Winnebago County Eastern District Norwegian Synod

Date: 1877
Description: View across road of the Eastern District Norwegian Synod, May 31-June 6, 1877, at the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church (2 1/2 miles west of L...
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Crowd around Brick Church

Date: 1869
Description: View down road towards the exterior of a large brick church with a stone foundation, belfry and steeple. A group of people stand in front of the white boar...
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Church with Poplar Trees

Date: 1874
Description: A frame church is enclosed in board fencing. Lombardy poplars line the fence.
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New Glarus from Hill

Date: 1874
Description: View of New Glarus from a neighboring hill. A man, wearing a hat and suit, and five children, girls and boys, are posing along the fence in the foreground....
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New Glarus from a Distance

Date: 1874
Description: View, from a distance, of New Glarus. A hill, trees and fences are in the foreground.

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