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| Description: | Plan of township no. 3 north, range no. 5 west of the 4th principal meridian. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the north side of town, from high on the bluff. Caption reads: "'Birdseye' No. End Prairie Du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View along curving railroad tracks towards town, with the river along the right. St. Mary's Academy is among trees in the center. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Mississippi River from the Brisbois Mansion. Left to right: Dousman House Hotel, railroad station, electrical plant smokestack, Diamond Jo warehouse, and a... |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 1829 |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford, from a sketchbook attributed to Seth Eastman, 1808-1875. A graduate of West Point, Eastman briefly served at Fort Crawford, 1829-1839. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Dousman House as seen from the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Dousman House, East Bank of Mississippi River, Prairie Du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | View from bridge over the river towards the Diamond Jo warehouse on the shoreline. Hills are in the distance. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over the long roof of the Diamond Jo warehouse. The Mississippi River is on the left, with hills in the background. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from bridge of the Diamond Jo warehouse along the Mississippi River shoreline. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Diamond Jo warehouse. A bridge over the Mississippi River is in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad pontoon bridge between Marquette, Iowa, and Prairie du Chien. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The Highway bridge over the Mississippi River, erected in 1931-1932. View looking west toward Iowa. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over both channels of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, and McGregor, Iowa. East draw, 39... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Pontoon Bridge. Caption reads: "Largest Pontoon Bridge in the U.S. Scene at the Tri Cities, North and South McGergor and Prairie du Chien.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the bridge across the Mississippi River between Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa. Caption reads: "Suspension Bridge Between... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the bridge over the Mississippi River, built in 1874 and destroyed in 1910. Bluffs are in the background. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of town. A bridge over the Mississippi River is in the foreground. |
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