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Northwest Intersection at Fourth and Water

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the town, looking northwest. The Chippewa River is in the foreground, with a lot of buildings, an intersection, and distant hills. One bui...
Postcard

Greetings from Haugen Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: Multiple views of Haugen, including a church, a school with a group of students posed outside, and a locomotive at the railroad station, etc. Caption at to...
Photograph

Aerial View of Oregon

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Oregon, including the central business disctrict, residential areas, schools, and the surrounding countryside.
Postcard

Views of Kellnersville

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Description: Collage of views from Kellnersville. Caption reads: "Views of Kellnersville, Wis."
Photograph

Views of Washburn

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Description: A composite photograph of four views of Washburn, including Pioneer School, St. Louis Catholic Church and School, Lincoln School, and Garfield School.
Postcard

Greetings From Bruce

Date: 05 15 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Bruce with seven photographs. The fairgrounds, Main Street, farm scene, Catholic Church, Chippewa River bridge,...
Photograph

Scene at Plain

Date: 1921
Description: View of men standing near a T-intersection. The three-story building on the left side of the intersection has a sandwich board advertising "Ice Cream." A m...
Map or Atlas

Ashburn's Madison City & County Map

Date: 1955
Description: Shows city limits, adjoining municipalities, and schools. Indexes, illustrations, ancillary map of Dane County, and ancillary map of Madison business secti...
Photograph

Sextonville Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: A tree-lined street scene with a house with dandelions in the yard on the left. Two children are playing on the sidewalk in front. On the right is a school...
Postcard

Greeting From Black River Falls

Date: 
Description: Photographic collage of six views of Black River Falls, featuring the Grade School, High School, Bank, Main Street, a commercial business block and the da...
Postcard

Collage Postcard

Date: 11 16 1908
Description: Photographic COLLAGE postcard of scenes of Colfax. In the center oval is the text, "Colfax, Wis. Looks Good To Me," however the "Looks Good To Me" is cross...
Photograph

State Street Side of the Capitol Square

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of the Capitol Square, with Capitol Park and part of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Manchester's is on the corner of Mifflin Street at Wisconsin ...
Photograph

Labeled View of Downtown Madison

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of Madison, including Yost's, State Street, The Orpheum Theatre, Hills, the Madison Public Library, block 64 parking, East Johnson Street, and ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Atwood Avenue and Fair Oaks Avenue Intersection

Date: 1945
Description: An aerial view, looking northeast, that includes the intersection at Atwood and Fair Oaks Avenues. Elmside Circle Park is on the bottom left. The Madison-K...
Postcard

Gays Mills, Looking East

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of central Gays Mills. The school is in the lower left. A church is on the right. Caption reads: "Gays Mills, Looking East.:
Postcard

Greetings from Rice Lake

Date: 10 05 1908
Description: Text reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A collage of 6 postcards with views of "Main Street," "Canning Factory," "Roller Mills," "Public Library," "Tr...

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