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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba...
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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
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Grading Rural Road with Avery Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: Road workers grading a rural country road with an Avery tractor and wooden grading blocks. The image was cropped from a postcard collected by International...
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St. Mary's Springs Academy

Date: 1913
Description: The stone and iron gateway entrance to St. Mary's Springs Academy. Caption reads: "Entrance to St. Mary's Springs Academy Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Prospect Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down tree-lined street in a neighborhood. Caption reads: "Prospect Street, Appleton, Wis."
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West Park Drive

Date: 1911
Description: View down center of West Park Drive. There is a man driving an automobile on the bridge. Caption reads: "West Park Drive, Wis."
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Canfield Hop House

Date: 1900
Description: Old Canfield Hop House, exterior of building. Text reads: "Of the many fantastic hop - houses, this one alone remains a relic of the famous days of Sauk Co...
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Road and Houses

Date: 1918
Description: View of a road and houses. Caption reads: "Big Bend, Wis."
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Range Camp in Camp Douglas

Date: 1915
Description: Entrance to Range Camp. Caption reads: "Entrance to Range Camp, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Greek Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Russian Orthodox Church. Caption reads: "Greek Catholic Church, Cornucopia, Wis."
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Crandon Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Caption reads: "Main Street, Crandon, Wis."
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Fence along Road

Date: 1900
Description: Fence along road, with house in background. Caption reads: "Greetings from Ephraim, Wis."
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U.S. Lighthouse in Fish Creek

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Description: U.S. Lighthouse with people standing in the yard next to it. Caption reads: "U. S. Lighthouse, Fish Creek Wis."
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Black Hawk War Monument

Date: 1950
Description: Monument commemorating the place where General Atkinson built a stockade when he and his troops fought Black Hawk. Caption reads: "Near this spot General A...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Main Street when it was a dirt road. A church is in the background, and telephone poles are along the left side of the road. A streetlight is hangi...
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View of Haugen

Date: 1905
Description: View from side of road toward the town of Haugen, with a man on a horse-drawn wagon on the road in the foreground. Caption reads: "Haugen, Wis."
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Public School

Date: 1915
Description: View towards front and right side of a public school. A U.S. Flag is flying from the top of the belltower. Caption reads: "Public School Honey Creek Wis."
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North Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved street. Caption reads: "Residence part of North Main St."
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

Date: 1900
Description: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church before the convent was built behind it. Caption reads: "St. Patrick's R. C. Church, Janesville, Wis."
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St. Joseph's School

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Description: Looking north towards St. Joseph's School and surrounding buildings. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's School, Looking North, Kellnersville, Wis."

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