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Bell Center Depot

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Description: Exterior view of a locomotive at the Bell Center depot. Men stand on the platform.
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Bell Center Depot

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the Bell Center depot with five men posing on the platform.
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Barnum Depot

Date: 1912
Description: View down railroad tracks of a locomotive arriving at the Barnum Depot.
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Wisconsin House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the front and side of the Wisconsin House.
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Baseball Park

Date: 1924
Description: View of an empty baseball park with a bluff in the background.
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Post Office

Date: 1911
Description: Men, possibly postal workers, standing on the front steps of the local post office with crates and barrels in the foreground.
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Swimming Pool

Date: 1930
Description: The municipal sand-bottomed swimming pool was a popular spot to cool off in the summer months.
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Chapel at Willerup Camp in Cambridge

Date: 1926
Description: Caption reads: "Chapel at Willerup Camp — Lake Ripley — Cambrdige. Wis." The camp was named for the Danish immigrant minister, Christian B. Willerup, who e...
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Lover's Lane

Date: 1911
Description: View of a dirt road winding through a forested area. A building is up the hill to the right of the road.
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Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: View across water along the right side of the Sauk City bridge, erected in 1922 to replace an old toll bridge. tree-covered hills are on the opposite shore...
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Strachota Brothers General Store and Saloon

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Strachota Brothers general store and saloon, including people and horses. Caption reads: "Strachota Bros. Gen Store & Saloon, St. Kili...
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Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1922
Description: View along side of bridge over the Wisconsin River, built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden one when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Wis. Ri...
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Swiss Settler Monument

Date: 1915
Description: Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845.
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Bird's-Eye View Middleton, Wisconsin

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Description: View of town taken from the top of a hill.
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General Store

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of S.C. Froiland General Merchandise. A car with a young boy and girl is parked in front of the store, and another car is parked on the side ...
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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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Street View with Snow-Covered Hills

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a wide main street through town. Pedestrians are on sidewalks on both sides of the dirt street. A church steeple is visible in the backgro...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: View down street of with commercial buildings and dwellings. There are two carriages parked near a building which has part of a sign visible over the entra...
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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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Business Section

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view of the central business district. The Avoca Cooperative Company is on the street corner on the left. Three men congregate near a car parked a...

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