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St. Mary's Springs Academy

Date: 1913
Description: The stone and iron gateway entrance to St. Mary's Springs Academy. Caption reads: "Entrance to St. Mary's Springs Academy Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Wisconsin Institution for the Deaf and Dumb

Date: 1910
Description: View of the main building, with a lightpost in the foreground. A sign on the building reads: "Wisconsin Institution for the Deaf & Dumb." Caption reads: "...
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State Institute for the Blind

Date: 1870
Description: The State Institute for the Blind, a school free for blind children of Wisconsin. Caption reads: "State Institute for Blind, Janesville, Wis."
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Columbus School

Date: 1910
Description: View across street toward the school building. Caption reads: "Columbus School, Kenosha, Wis."
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Columbus School

Date: 1925
Description: View across lawn toward the school building. Caption reads: "Columbus School, Kenosha, Wis."
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State Normal School

Date: 1925
Description: Large trees grace the lawn of the State Normal School located on Main Street. Albert Salisbury, the first president of the school, envisioned the campus as...
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Lincoln School

Date: 1907
Description: View toward the front and right side of the school. Caption reads: "Lincoln School, Wausau, Wis."
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Sacred Heart Academy

Date: 1938
Description: A view of the Sacred Heart Academy, presently known as Edgewood High School. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart Academy. Madison, Wis."
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Bechstein's Bathing Establishment

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Description: Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa...
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Industrial School for Girls

Date: 1906
Description: Administration building for the school. The building has over three stories, and a covered main entrance. Caption reads: "Administration Building, Industri...
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Swimming Schools at Milwaukee River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from bridge looking over at a hill leading down to bath houses and fenced-in swimming areas for beginners. Establishment of Wm. Bechstein. Ca...
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Hillside Home School

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Description: Hand-colored exterior view of Hillside Home School. Caption reads: "Hillside Home School, near Spring Green, Wis."
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Hillside Home Building

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Description: The first building built for the Hillside Home School, 4 Miles from Spring Green. Exterior view of the Hillside Home Building, a Shingle Style building, de...
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Second Ward School

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Description: Exterior view of the school, a brick two-story building. Caption reads: "2nd Ward School, Antigo, Wis."
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Third Ward School

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Description: Exterior view of the school, a brick three-story building surrounded by a lawn, and with board sidewalks. Caption reads: "3rd Ward School, Antigo, Wis."
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Sixth Ward School

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Sixth Ward School, a three-story brick building surrounded by grounds. There is a calendar attached to the lower portion ...
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High and Grade School

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Description: Tinted photographic postcard of Cable's High and Grade School building. A flag flies on the right, and a group of children are looking out of a second stor...
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Public School

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the brick public school, with bell tower. Caption reads: "Public School, De Forest, Wis."
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Chapel; St. John's Military Academy

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white postcard view of the chapel at St. John's Military Academy. Caption reads: "Chapel., S.J.M.A., Delafield, Wis."
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Mercy Hospital and The Academy, Devils Lake, Wis. (actually Devils Lake, N.D.)

Date: 1920
Description: Color enhanced photographic postcard of Mercy Hospital and The Academy at Devils Lake, North Dakota with automobiles parked in front; incorrectly labeled a...

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