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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Downtown view. On the left side of the street is a restaurant, a photography store, a drugstore, and an ice cream parlor. On the right side is another ice ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | County Line Motel on U.S. Highway 14 and Wis. 11. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Chevrolet dealership in Delavan in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall. During the 1860s and 1870s the building was known as the... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior of library with unfinished landscaping. Houses are further down the street on the left. A sign attached to a tree reads: "S Fourth St." Caption re... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards Lake Lawn. Two turrets or towers are above the trees. The word "LAWN" is spelled out on the shorelineon the left. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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: "... |
| Date: | 05 16 1932 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the hotel. In front on the terrace is a telephone pole and a lamppost, and on the right is a parked truck. One sign on the hotel r... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the inn, with three cars parked in front. There is a "Chicken & Steak Dinner" sign, as well as a "Schlitz" beer sign. The cobbl... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of the exterior of the Buena Vista House, a hotel located in East Troy. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R Bradley of Milwaukee, w... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Oak Grove Cemetery entrance gate donated by George Esterly. The Esterly family lot is just inside the gate. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The entrance to Yerkes Observatory. Caption reads: "Entrance, Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, at Williams Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin Central Railroad Station in Lake Beulah. Caption reads: "Railroad Station, Lake Beulah, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View towards the left side of the street, with horse-drawn vehicles along the curb. The Hotel Sharon is in the center among the line of storefronts. Captio... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Walworth County Fair. A large crowd gathers around a carousel. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | This old hotel was known variously as the Park, Brick, or Circus hotel and dates from the 1870s. The large brick structure has a front gable with fancy shi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A view of businesses lining Main Street. Signs on the buildings to the left advertise "Dentist," "School Books," and "Normal School Supplies. Drugs and Ice... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Three elephants on the side of the road near Holloway Farm. Two of the elephants are chained together. They may have been circus animals going from one tow... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Four students of the Fontana State Graded School strike a pose while folk dancing outdoors. The boys are wearing knickers; the girls wear dresses and patte... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A display of autumn produce including corn, squash, cabbage and apples occupies a corner of the Centerville School. There are posters of animals, vegetable... |
| Date: | 12 1931 |
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| Description: | The Briggs School is decorated for Christmas with colored chalk drawings of the Nativity story on the blackboards. The section shown depicts the Three Magi... |
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