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Island Resorts at the Wisconsin Dells

Date: 07 1927
Description: Car parked underneath the entrance gate to the Island Resort at the Wisconsin Dells, 25 miles from the Dells on Highway 12-16 near Mauston. Entrance gate a...
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Kilbourn Circus Parade

Date: 06 1868
Description: G.F. Bailey bandwagon, with band, and central elevated figure of Mazeppa legend on Broadway in Kilbourn City. Hitch is an Asiatic elephant led by paired dr...
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Hile House Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of Hile House Hotel. There is a belvedere in the center of the roof.
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Glen Cottage

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Description: View across unpaved road towards Glen Cottage, later Crandall Hotel.
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Little Wood Burner at Crossing

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Description: Kilbourn; little wood burner locomotive (train engine) at crossing.
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Farm near Columbus

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: Wisconsin Conference of Seventh Day Adventists farm buildings including barns, three silos and a corn crib on Duborg Road off of Highway 16 west of Columbu...
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State Experimental Game & Fur Farm

Date: 11 01 1937
Description: View from the road of the State Experimental Game and Fur Farm.
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Dr. Blake's Home

Date: 1877
Description: View of Dr. Blake's (probably Samuel M.) house in Lodi or Prairie du Sac with a white picket fence in front of it. A man is standing in the grass in front ...
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Family outside of Dr. Blake's home

Date: 1877
Description: A dirt road leads to Dr. Blake's (probably Samuel M.) frame house in Lodi or Prairie du Sac. A family is under a tree near a wooden fence. On the right is...
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Wilson's Tavern

Date: 1923
Description: Wilson's Tavern, north of the point where the road from Black Hawk enters Trunk Highway 60. Built by John Wilson on Wilson Creek.
Postcard

Railroad Station in Columbus

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved road towards the railroad station. Caption reads: "R. R. Station, Columbus, Wis."
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House and Landscape

Date: 1930
Description: View of a house among trees, and the surrounding landscape.
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Hile House

Date: 1921
Description: View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office...
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General Store

Date: 1925
Description: A general store in Keyeser.
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Briggs Hotel

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of the Briggs Hotel, which burned down in 1913.
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Prairie Street

Date: 1905
Description: Prairie Street in Lodi.
Postcard

Lincoln Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the east side of Lincoln Avenue. Hills are in the background. Caption reads: "Part of East Side of Lincoln Avenue, Rio, Wis."
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Fountain on Broadway

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Description: Two men are standing by the fountain on Broadway, which is topped by a statue. A horse and carriage are parked next to the fountain, and a dog is relaxing ...
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St. Cecilia's Church

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Description: View across unpaved road towards St. Cecilia's Catholic Church and rectory.
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Hile House Hotel

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Description: View across road towards the Hile House Hotel. There is a belvedere in the center of the roof.

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