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Increase Lapham Examining a Meteorite

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph portrait of Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875) examining the sixth fragment of a 33 lb. meteorite found in Trenton, Washington County, Wisconsin...
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My Future Was. . . Farming

Date: 01 28 1985
Description: Farm family youth demonstrates to call awareness to the economic problems facing the family farm.
Postcard

River Falls

Date: 1905
Description: Men are standing with horse-drawn wagons on Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wis."
Postcard

River Falls

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from roof of Main Street. Horse-drawn vehicles line the curb on the opposite side of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wi...
Photograph

View of Mississippi River and the St. Croix River

Date: 1870
Description: Half stereograph of an elevated view from hill showing the confluence of the Mississippi River and the St. Croix River. A man wearing a hat is in the foreg...
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School Building

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of a school building with a group of children and adults gathered in front.
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Group in front of School

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph view across road towards a school building with children gathered outside.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of a Methodist Episcopal church with children and adults lined up outside the fence.
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Buildings Along Levee

Date: 07 1908
Description: View along a levee, with buildings on the left. Dunbar's Hall, the large building in the foreground, burned down during the winter of 1907-1908. Five men a...
Photograph

Rest Stop

Date: 1925
Description: A passenger bus making a stop at the service station of Gustav H. Schwalen.
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Grasshopper Bait Station

Date: 07 1938
Description: Grasshopper bait mixing station at Ellsworth.
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Fortune's Car

Date: 1928
Description: George Fortune of River Falls sitting in his new car, with his dog in the back seat.
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Student on a Freezing Day

Date: 1911
Description: A college student setting out to class in zero degree weather. He is holding his books, and is wearing a hat and gloves, and has a scarf wrapped around his...
Photograph

One Room School House Classroom

Date: 10 1928
Description: Mrs. Nash-teacher. 1st Grade: Stella Larson, Donald Knutson, Joyce Allrich, Bernell Wetterlin, Bernard Martindale, Ruth Hanson and Edith Hanson. 2nd Grade:...
Print

Hager City Telephone Co. Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the Hager City Telephone Company of Hager City, Wisconsin, with a line of telephone poles and wires connecting a man in a business suit sitti...
Postcard

Street Scene

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a street in a rural community's central business district. A biplane, printed into the background, is flying low overhead. A ...
Photograph

Men Standing by Brendemuel's Feed Mill

Date: 1905
Description: Fred Brendemuehl and Emil Lubich in front of Brendemuehl's feed mill.
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River Falls Rifle Company 1859

Date: 1859
Description: Typed text on back of photograph: "River Falls Rifle company, River Falls, Wis. Organized 1859, later fought with 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment in Civi...
Postcard

Rush River Dam, Ellsworth Electric Light Co.

Date: 1907
Description: View upriver towards the Rush River Dam. A man is standing on a rock in the middle of the river just below the dam; another man is sitting next to the powe...
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Sand Mine

Date: 07 1936
Description: A worker is driving a Plymouth "dinky" locomotive out of the entrance of a sand mine. One full car is behind the engine.

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