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Construction of the Fourth Capitol Tower

Date: 12 30 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. The ironwork tower is in the center of what would become the rotu...
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Depot on a Rainy Day

Date: 1908
Description: View across road towards the Chetek train depot on a rainy day. People are walking along the platform and walkway, some carrying umbrellas. Caption reads: ...
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Filling an Ice House

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Description: Caption reads: "Filling an ice house on Lake Wingra--Wisconsin." A large scaffold holds up the conveyor into the ice house, and a group of men are standing...
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Two Men in Horse-Drawn Buggy

Date: 1912
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of two men in a horse-drawn buggy parked in the middle of a unpaved street. Storefronts and pedestrians are behind th...
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Miller & Jones Hardware Store

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Description: View of the storefront of Miller & Jones Hardware, with two men standing at the entrance. Horses and carts are parked in the street. A Masonic symbol is in...
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Busy Street Scene

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a busy street scene in downtown Fredonia. A crowd of people are standing among horse-drawn buggies.
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Bienleins Livery After Halloween

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Description: View of the livery stable, with a row of five buggies parked on the roof after Halloween. Seven boys are standing among the buggies on the roof, and anothe...
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Lot Sale on Sub-Division

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Description: View toward a group o people gathered at a vacant lot. There are dwellings in the distance. Caption reads: "Lot Sale on Sub-Division, Granton, Wis."
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Sleigh Ride

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Description: Group of people on horse-drawn sleigh. Caption on back reads: "Greetings from Crandon, Wisconsin. Sleigh Ride. Remember these days? Fill the sled with stra...
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Group Portrait of People Next to a House (Choir)

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of a group of men and women, two children and a baby. Two of the women and two of the men are holding hymnals. The correspondence on ...
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Winter at Fox & Hounds Inn near Holy Hill

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Description: Illustrated postcard of an inn in winter. A team of two horses are pulling people in a sleigh. Caption reads: "Winter at Fox & Hounds Inn near Holy Hill, W...
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Sledding out the Logs

Date: 1910
Description: View of men transporting logs on horse-drawn sleds in the northwoods. Caption on back reads, in part: "Even the camp cook gets his photo taken."
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Patriotic Parade

Date: 04 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a patriotic parade marching from the Capital towards lower State Street. Spectators are lined up and watching ...
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4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: A group of women are marching up a street in a parade. Some are carrying signs, and one woman is carrying an American flag. The signs include: "WOMAN'S COM...
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L'Entrée des Troupes Américaines a Luxembourg

Date: 11 21 1918
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of American troops marching into Luxembourg. Several spectators are standing on the street on the left.
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Junior Booster Club

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of nine young men, in coats and hats, standing together on a sidewalk in front of the entrance to a building. Caption reads: "Junior Booster...
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Residence of J.C. Fleming

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Description: View from water towards a large private home on a hill on Lake Geneva. People are walking on a large pier at the water's edge, and rowboats are moored at t...
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Ray T. Stemper Ski School

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Description: A group of ski instructors assembled for an outdoor group portrait. Text on reverse reads: "Every year thousands of students learn to ski in lessons fro...
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"Bus Line"

Date: 1910
Description: View of a group of men standing in the snow next to a covered horse-drawn sleigh. One man on the left is standing and holding a puppy in his arms; a dog is...
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Your Occo Service Man

Date: 1944
Description: A man in an overcoat is leaning against a parked car, with a man in overalls standing next to him. A sign in the car window reads: "Your stock needs Occo M...

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