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Robinson Landing on the Mississippi River

Date: 10 19 1911
Description: A crowd gathered on the Mississippi River shoreline near Prairie du Chien. They are watching pioneer aviator Hugh Robinson taxi his Curtiss flying boat.
Postcard

McGregor, the Switzerland of America

Date: 1906
Description: Bird's-eye view of McGregor on the Mississippi River.
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Flooded Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 22 1965
Description: A panoramic view of the Mississippi River flooding during the spring, showing the dykes built along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at Sec...
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Railroad Tracks Flooding

Date: 04 21 1965
Description: View down flooded railroad tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad by the Mississippi River. There are houses on the left, and in the backgroun...
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Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of the city and the Mississippi River from the bluffs above the city. Photograph was taken after 1902 when the Buffalo County Training School...
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Young Woman in Rowboat with Flowers

Date: 1900
Description: One of Gerhard Gesell's daughters (Wilma or Bertha) sitting in a rowboat holding a bouquet of Mississippi River water lilies. She is seated in the stern, t...
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Aerial View of Mississippi River

Date: 1907
Description: Aerial view of the Mississippi River with log rafts.
Postcard

Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
Postcard

River View of Alma

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma from across the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis."
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Mississippi River View of Alma

Date: 1905
Description: View from across the Mississippi River of Alma, looking north.
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Boat on River near Alma

Date: 1908
Description: Caption reads: "Scene of Town and Boat Up River, Alma, Wis." View across river towards Alma on the opposite shoreline, and a river boat on the Mississippi ...
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River View of Alma

Date: 1912
Description: View from the Mississippi River of the south end of Alma at the base of bluffs.
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River View of Alma

Date: 1912
Description: View from the Mississippi River of the south end of Alma at the base of bluffs.
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Aerial View of River in Town

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of town, with a river and the horizon in the distance.
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Cassville Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the brewery dwarfed by the overhead bluffs. The brewery was built by William Schmitz. George Scheibl ran the brewery from 1899 until his d...
Postcard

Cassville from a Bluff

Date: 1900
Description: View from bluff looking northwest at the town of Cassville. A church in the center is the dominant structure in the foreground. Caption reads: "Souvenir - ...
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Aerial View of Town and Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial view of town. The Mississippi River and far shoreline is in the background. The Furnace Branch creek runs through the town in the foreground.
Postcard

Elevated View of Cassville

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Cassville and its residential area. Bottom text reads: "Souvenir, Cassville." Written at top right: "Cassvie Wis..... 190__."
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View of Fountain City

Date: 1925
Description: Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Fountain City, Wis. M-1255". Aerial view of town with the river on the right.
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Bird's-Eye View of Fountain City

Date: 1925
Description: Bird's-eye view of Fountain City looking south, with high bluff on the left, and the Mississippi River on the right. Fountain City, about 4 blocks wide, ne...

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