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Barber Home

Date: 1930
Description: The home of Joel Allen Barber, who helped frame the present constitution of Wisconsin.
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City Hall

Date: 1950
Description: View across intersection of City Hall on a street corner.
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Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1915
Description: View across road towards Governor Nelson Dewey's house.
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Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1890
Description: The home of Governor Nelson Dewey, built in 1842 and later owned by Miss Abbey Phelps.
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Grant County Asylum

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Description: View across lawn towards the Grant County Asylum.
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Post Office

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of post office on a street corner. Caption reads: "Post Office, Lancaster, Wis."
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Howe / Baxter House

Date: 08 04 1949
Description: The Howe/Baxter House in Lancaster, owned by Mrs. and Mrs. W.C. Cartwright of Lancaster. One wing was built during Civil War days for the Howe family. The...
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Amish Man, Woman and Children

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Description: A view of an Amish man and woman with two children walking down the sidewalk along a street.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street, looking north. Residences and shops can be seen along the wide, tree-lined street. Published by Frank A. Gould.
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Street Scene

Date: 1909
Description: Unpaved main street in Lancaster. The shops along the street include: Smith's restaurant and bakery, Goble and Dyer Furniture, and the Grant County Abstrac...
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Grant County Jail

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of the Grant County Jailhouse.
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Residence of First Governor of Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: View from across the street of Nelson Dewey's home.
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Street Scene

Date: 1909
Description: View down commercial street. The shops include: a wallpaper store, Reed Opera House, a clothing store, and a dental office. Two horse-drawn carriages belon...
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Maple St. Looking East

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved town street. Businesses include a dentists' office, Lathrop's, Joeckel Bros., and Hatch Drugs on the left. There is a park on the right, ...
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Maple Street

Date: 1905
Description: View across Maple Street towards the Philipps House Hotel. A bank is on the next corner. Caption reads: "Maple Street."
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High School

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Description: View across unpaved road towards a two-story red brick school building. Caption reads: "High School, Lancaster, Wis."

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