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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1940
Description: Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1851. It claims to be "the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal church in the world."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: Three-quarter view from left of the Methodist Episcopal church. Caption reads: "'Norge' M.E. Church, Cambridge, Wis."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: View of Methodist Episcopal church from the street. Caption reads: "Norw. M.E. Church Cambridge Wis."
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South Street and Water Tower

Date: 1900
Description: A view down unpaved South Street looking east. There is a water tower in the background. Caption reads: "Residence St."
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Village Inn in Cambridge

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Village Inn. Caption reads: "The Village Inn Cambridge Wisc."
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Main Street West

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of Main Street West. The street is unpaved and covered with ruts. Sidewalks line both sides, and pedestrians are walking between the sto...
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Cambridge High School

Date: 11 29 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the Cambridge High School. Text at foot reads: "High School, Cambridge, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of Main Street. Several men and boys are outside of a store with H.A. Olsen printed on the awning. One boy is holding a ball. Th...
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Main Street Looking West

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Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street looking west. The street is unpaved and lined with many stores. Signs are advertising hardware, meat, flour and many o...
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Resident Street

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Description: Photographic postcard of Resident Street. The street is unpaved and a sidewalk can be seen on the left side. Homes are visible through the trees. Caption r...
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Oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the World

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Description: Photographic postcard of the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the world. Four large pine trees are growing in the foreground and a tree-shaded side ...
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Village Inn

Date: 1928
Description: View across road of the Village Inn; featuring a "Hotel" sign, vines along the screened porch windows, and a fenced garden.
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First Year of School for a Cambridge Farm Girl

Date: 08 16 1957
Description: Barbara Notstad, daughter of the Orlow Notstad farm family, is standing in front of the Rockdale School where she will be a first-grader the day after Labo...
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Officer Helps Children Cross Street

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Description: A uniformed police officer is holding hands with three children. They are standing in a crosswalk at the corner of Spring and Main streets. Behind them on ...
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Helping Child Touch the Lamp Post

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Description: Caption reads: "Cambridge, Wis. Policeman holding child up to let her touch the umbrella on the "lamp post" which is the community's "trade-mark"."

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