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Black Hawk Club on Lake Koshkonong

Date: 1905
Description: A group of three people are sitting at the fountain, and another group of three people are in the background behind the fountain. Caption reads: "Fountain ...
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Hoard's Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn toward the Hoard's hotel, with people standing on the wrap-around front porch. Caption reads: "Hoard's Hotel, Lake Koshkonong, Near Fort A...
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S. Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of South Main Street, with two women and a man with a bicycle paused outside of Hotel Fort on the right. Caption reads: "S. Main Street, Ft. Atkinson,...
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Jefferson Dam

Date: 1910
Description: View towards a dam in Jefferson. Two men are fishing from the shoreline in the foreground. The Woolen Mills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "...
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Van Camp Packing Co.

Date: 1912
Description: View of the Van Camp Packing Company. People, including a horse-drawn vehicle are on a driveway on a hill near the side of the factory. Caption reads: "Van...
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Palmyra Spring

Date: 1925
Description: Palmyra Spring, called variously "Blue Spring" and "Aurelian Spring". A group of people are standing on the pier. Caption reads: "Aurelian Spring Palmyra ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Fishing with Turtle

Date: 1919
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman in a rowboat catching a giant turtle. The male companion of the fisherman has fallen in and lost his hat amidst the excitement....
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of Main Street. Several men and boys are outside of a store with H.A. Olsen printed on the awning. One boy is holding a ball. Th...
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The First Kindergarten in America

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Description: Artist's rendering of an elevated view of the first kindergarten, with children and a teacher gathered in front of the building. There are inset portraits ...
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Newton Avenue

Date: 1911
Description: View across field of Newton Avenue. A group of people are posed in the field near trees, and houses are line the avenue on the left and right. Caption read...
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Jefferson Street

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Description: View across Jefferson Street toward several storefronts and horse-drawn vehicles on the right. Near the Gustave [__]ner Harness Shop is a man seated on a w...
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C. & N.W. Railway Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the train depot with a passenger train on the tracks and passengers on the platform. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Depot, Fort Atk...
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Jefferson Fair

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a community fair with tents set up for exhibits. Two buildings with signs are just beyond the tents on the midway, with signs that read, o...
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Just Arriving at Johnson's Creek

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Description: View of the Johnson Creek Depot and a train pulling up. Passengers are on the platform. Caption reads: "Just Arriving at Johnson's Creek, Wis."
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Condensory

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the condensory. A group of workers are gathered outdoors on the left. Caption reads: "Condensory — Johnson Creek, Wis."
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Commuter Rail Car

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a commuter rail car stopped at the depot. A group of businessmen are standing on the left near the railroad tracks, and more ...
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Willow Dale at North End of Rock Lake

Date: 1916
Description: A row of three small cabins with screened-in porches. Groups of people are sitting in front of each cabin. Caption reads: "Willow Dale at North End of Rock...
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Howe's Boat House, Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View down pier towards a boathouse on the shore, with groups of people sitting and standing on the platform in front. A group of people are in a rowboat ne...
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N.W.U. Military Co.

Date: 05 24 1911
Description: A group of soldiers with rifles standing on a dirt road. A horse and carriage are behind them, and a farm with farm buildings are in the distance. Caption ...
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Firefighters

Date: 1908
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of firefighters walking down a tent-lined street in downtown Lake Mills. A banner reads: "Wellcome Firefighters."

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