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| Date: | 03 1909 |
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| Description: | Sandlot baseball game in front of a house and several outbuildings, all in dilapidated condition. |
| Date: | 05 16 1962 |
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| Description: | Wrecked and abandoned automobiles in a hidden rural hollow. |
| Date: | 09 02 1930 |
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| Description: | View of a dilapidated backyard at Milwaukee and N. Bryan Street next to Madison Builders Supply. |
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| Description: | Elevated view across road and fence towards two houses and a yard, bordered by a damaged, white picket fence. The house burned down in 1867. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | An old house in a rural area, with some broken windows, and a road in the foreground. |
| Date: | 08 03 1973 |
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| Description: | View of an Elroy alley from Cedar Street. The deteriorating garage in the foreground is of an unusual design. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the remnants of the Minnesota Point Lighthouse. Faint caption at bottom reads: "Lighthouse". |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | View of multiple old warehouses on the levee. Boats are pulled up on the slope in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Prescott House, an inn built in 1856 that served the nearby farmers until about 1870. |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the offices of the American Fur Company. The roof is damaged or deteriorating. |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the offices of the American Fur Company. The roof is damaged or deteriorated. |
| Date: | 02 05 1928 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the Portage Canal, looking east from the canal bridge. A man is standing on a large platform on the left side of the canal near a... |
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| Description: | Horse and wagon carrying five men in front of a damaged building, probably the blast furnace for the York Iron Company. |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
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| Description: | View from water of bridge collapsed into the river, with the metal supports half submerged and the brick base crumbling. Dwellings can be seen along the hi... |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
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| Description: | Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background. |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
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| Description: | Looking Northwest. Workers are standing on the right next to the exposed drainage pipes in the damaged bridge. Sheets and quilts are covering the entranc... |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
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| Description: | Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets. |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a cluster of old dwellings in the center, with broken shacks and rusted cars. In the background are railroad cars, and an industrial area ... |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | A fish shop made of several small, interconnected buildings. Signs for fresh or smoked fish are on several parts of the shop. In the background is a railr... |
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