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| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | View down street of the downtown business district, including Woolworth's (left side) and Actor's Rexall Drug Store (right side). Caption reads: "Greetings... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the Eau Claire House on the southeast corner of Eau Claire and S. Barstow Streets. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Tearing down Eau Claire House to make way for the Y.M.C.A. building. A man is standing on the roof. A sign in the street reads, in part: "Electric Light He... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Original part built in 1856, where the present Eau Claire House stands. It was later moved to another site and eventually torn down to make room for the Y.... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | The first Eau Claire House built in 1856. It burned down in 1875. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Three or four-story brick building, with a "Drug Book Store" sign at the front, and a stair wrapping around the side of the building up to a balcony. A man... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a large building on a street corner. There is a small "Post Office" sign on the right side of the building, and a larger "FURNITURE" sign ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of the town and Chippewa river, with a steamboat in the center along the riverbank. A smaller boat is next to the steamboat, with a man standing eithe... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Water street, before the fire of the 1880's, from the corner of Fifth avenue, looking east with storefronts and fire engine house. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the Eau Claire House, with a horse-drawn omnibus in front. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the International Harvester branch house. |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | The river steamer Chippewa drawn up alongside shore on the West Eau Claire Levee. The steamer was built by Captain E.E. Heerman at La Crosse in 1866... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Hotel Eau Claire and its three-story tall electric sign. The hotel is on a corner, and cars are parked along the curbs, and pedestrian... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view across street towards the Chippewa Valley Bank on a street corner. A Model T is parked along the curb in front. Caption reads: "Chi... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard with an elevated view of the Eau Claire Opera House, which has a roofed entrance over the sidewalk. At the curb are posters of coming at... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Schlegelmilch Building, a German architecture inspired building with a clock tower. A china store is on the ground floor. Caption... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard with a green border. The view is towards the block of South Barstow Street, with a large sign for Fleming's Jewelry S... |
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| Description: | Illustration of the entrance to Albrecht's Motel and Cabins, where U.S. Highways 12-53 and 93 meet. Includes an inset of a row of cabins. Caption reads: "A... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Colorized photographic postcard from street towards the Eau Claire House on a street corner. There is a group of men standing in front. A buggy is along th... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View of the streetcars on Barstow Street, with commercial buildings and pedestrians. There is a boat on the sidewalk on the right. Caption reads: "Barstow ... |
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