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Elevated View of Avoca

Date: 1909
Description: An elevated view of a town in the Wisconsin River Valley. Fields surround the town, and low hills are in the far background.
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Lover's Lane

Date: 1912
Description: View down wooden walkway with a dwelling, trees and backyards on the left and an open area on the right.
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Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: View of front exterior of church with a steeple with a cross on top. On the right is a row of trees, and beyond there appears to be a field or marshy area....
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Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P...
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An Old Landmark — Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of buildings in Effinger Park. A dirt road leads up to the house where two cars are parked. There is a picnic table and a large tree in the f...
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Evangelical Church. The building features a sign that says: M.E. 1893. There is a lamp over the entrance, a small, lattice-e...
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Elevated View of Belleville

Date: 1916
Description: Bird's-eye view of town. Fields, with farms and fences, surround the town made up of numerous dwellings and a church.
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Bridge Across Sugar River

Date: 1912
Description: View across a railroad bridge with metal truss system over the Sugar River.
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Scene at Black Hawk

Date: 1922
Description: View from road of the Black Hawk State Bank, an automotive repair station, and a house. The Bank has striped awnings and a La Follette poster in the window...
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Mill Dam

Date: 1922
Description: View of a mill dam's pond with open area and hills in the background.
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View of Blanchardville

Date: 1913
Description: View of the village during the winter. There are many homes, shops, several churches and open land. Many of the buildings are two stories high.
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County Trunk F

Date: 1925
Description: View down steep road with guard rail. A car is parked on the side of the road on the right. Over the railing, there is a river and a town with a church bui...
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Scene on Pecatonica River

Date: 1925
Description: View from hill of a landscape with a winding river in a valley.
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High School

Date: 1922
Description: View of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple with an A...
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple ...
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Scenic View

Date: 1921
Description: View from hill of a church [?], shed, and cemetery in a valley. A dirt road is on the left.
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Looking South from Stand Pipe

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view from the water tower. There is a laundry line in the backyard of the white house in the foreground. A car is driving down the road. In the di...
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Bird's-Eye View of Blue Mounds

Date: 1930
Description: Bird's-eye view town. There are barns, homes, a church's steeple and a lumberyard.
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Bird's-Eye View of Blue River

Date: 1913
Description: Bird's-eye view of the village. Cropland and barns cover much of the landscape.
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Tourist Camp Grounds

Date: 1924
Description: Looking down from a hilltop of a car parked under a tree. The campground is populated with well-dressed families walking down a path, and their parked cars...

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