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Lower Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: View of lower Main Street lined with electric power lines and storefronts. Caption reads: "Lower Main Street, Fort Atkinson, Wis."
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Fort Atkinson

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Fort Atkinson, including the North Western Manufacturing Company plant along the river. Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, Ft. Atkinson, Wis....
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Tall-tale Postcard: Caught in Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of two largemouth bass hanging from the side of a building, with curious on-lookers observing the scene. The building is a dry goods store own...
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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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Presbyterian Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a Presbyterian Church in Cambridge. Caption reads: "Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Wis."
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Monroe Street

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of a view along left side of Monroe Street, showing horse-drawn vehicles parked along the curb in front of storefronts. Caption reads...
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Jefferson Street

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Description: View across Jefferson Street toward several storefronts and horse-drawn vehicles on the right. Near the Gustave [__]ner Harness Shop is a man seated on a w...
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N. Main Street

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored scene of north Main Street lined with businesses. There are horse-drawn vehicles in the unpaved street. Caption reads: "N. Main Street, Ft. At...
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North Side Main Street

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Description: Black and white photographic view of Main Street from the vantage point of a bridge. Many automobiles are parked along the curbs, and the street is lined w...
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C. & N.W. Railway Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the train depot with a passenger train on the tracks and passengers on the platform. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Depot, Fort Atk...
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Hoard Historical Museum

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Description: Exterior view of the Hoard Historical Museum. Caption reads: "Hoard Historical Museum, Fort Atkinson, Wis."
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Main Street Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: View of the Main Street Bridge with a large electric sign "Welcome to the Fort" on the left. Pedestrians are walking on the bridge. Caption reads: "Main St...
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Jefferson Fair

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a community fair with tents set up for exhibits. Two buildings with signs are just beyond the tents on the midway, with signs that read, o...
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Main Street

Date: 1912
Description: View of Main Street lined with commercial buildings. Caption reads: "Main Street, Jefferson, Wis."
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Milwaukee Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Milwaukee Street and the bridge crossing the Rock River. Horses and buggies are in the road. A building with a bell tower is in the background. Cap...
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View of Union Street

Date: 1907
Description: View across grass and fence towards the buildings along Union Street. J.P. Dennett Drugs is on the corner. Caption reads: "View of Union Street, Johnson Cr...
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Just Arriving at Johnson's Creek

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Description: View of the Johnson Creek Depot and a train pulling up. Passengers are on the platform. Caption reads: "Just Arriving at Johnson's Creek, Wis."
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Main Street Looking Southeast

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of a central business location. A drugstore is on the left, and a post office is on the right. A horse and buggy and an automobi...
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Commuter Rail Car

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a commuter rail car stopped at the depot. A group of businessmen are standing on the left near the railroad tracks, and more ...
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Looking East on Lake Street

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Description: Street view of Lake Street in the town of Lake Mills. A horse-drawn cart has a parasol advertising O&E Patton's Sun-Proof Paints. Businesses in the backgro...

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