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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
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Amund Rustebakke Farm

Date: 1873
Description: View across field towards the Amund Rustebakke farm. Twelve haystacks dominate the left and center of the image, and two people are standing on top of the ...
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View from Hill of Cross Plains

Date: 1928
Description: View from hill of uptown Cross Plains with the Catholic Church (St. Francis Xavier) and farmhouses.
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Canaan Hills

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the town looking north from Murray Hill. Caption reads: "View of Canaan, N.H., Looking North from Murray Hill."
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Lake Spofford Hills

Date: 1910
Description: Distant view from hill looking down towards village homes and surrounding hills, with a stone wall in the foreground.
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Claremont

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of town and surrounding hills taken from Flat Rock. Caption reads: "Claremont, from Flat Rock."
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Mill Pond

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Description: Elevated view of mill pond and homes along the opposite shoreline. A person is standing at the shoreline in the foreground. Caption reads, "Mill Pond, Mill...
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View of Country Town

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Description: Distant view of a country town from across a pasture with rolling hills in the background. Caption reads, "Sussex, N.J."
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View from Hill of Blanchardville

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Description: View from a hilltop looking down at the village. On the hilltop, there is a small tree. In the village are homes, a church, shops, and in the far distance,...
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New Subdivision

Date: 02 02 1978
Description: "The camera looks to the new subdivision and beyond."
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River, Cemetery, and Farms

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "The long lens compresses this view from the frozen Rock River in the foreground, the Catholic cemetery, and the Haag farm buildings in the distance."
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Elevated View of Stoddard

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Description: View down hill towards Stoddard, with the Mississippi River and hills in the background. The German Lutheran Church is in the foreground, and there are rai...
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Village with Footbridge Built by U.S. Army Engineer Corps

Date: 1918
Description: View looking down low hill towards a narrow footbridge which crosses a small river to a village composed of wooden buildings with wooden fences. On the rig...
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View from Hill of Cross Plains

Date: 1928
Description: View from grassy hill of uptown Cross Plains. The Catholic Church (St. Francis Xavier) is on the right, and farmhouses and other buildings are among fields...
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Elevated View of a Farm

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Description: Elevated long-distance view of a farm, including the farmhouse, a fenced-in field, and outbuildings. Areas of snow are on the ground. Other houses are in t...

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