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Guppey Guard

Date: 06 1877
Description: The Guppey Guard, a Wisconsin state militia unit, in formation on a street in Portage.
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First National Bank in Columbus

Date: 1915
Description: First National Bank, founded in 1861. Caption reads: "First National Bank, Columbus, Wis."
Postcard

James Street

Date: 1915
Description: View down center of James Street with a couple of horse-drawn wagons along the curbs. Storefronts line both sides of the street. Caption reads: "James Stre...
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Ludington Street in Columbus

Date: 1910
Description: View from sidewalk on the right towards the left side of Ludington Street. Storefronts are along both sides of the street, and pedestrians are on the sidew...
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William Jennings Bryan Addressing Crowd

Date: 10 03 1900
Description: View from audience of William Jennings Bryan, as Democratic nominee for election to the presidency, addressing a crowd, estimated at 15,000 people, at a st...
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Hile House

Date: 1905
Description: View from road of the Hile House, Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells). There is a belvedere in the center of the roof. Caption reads: "Hile House, Kilbourn, Wis...
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Wisconsin State Register

Date: 1875
Description: A view of the office of the Wisconsin State Resister.
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State Register Office

Date: 1880
Description: The State Register newspaper office. This paper was published by Andrew Jackson Turner, father of Frederick Jackson Turner noted historian. Andrew Jackson ...
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Commissary Warehouse at Fort Winnebago

Date: 1898
Description: Ruins of the commissary warehouse at Fort Winnebago, about 1898. Fort Winnebago was closed in 1845 and the land and buildings sold. Today, only the Surgeon...
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H.H. Bennett Studio, Front and East Side

Date: 1875
Description: Exterior of the front and east side of the Bennett Studio when it was new, showing the skylight and the revolving print house. There is a large windmill be...
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H.H. Bennett Studio, Front and West Side

Date: 1875
Description: Front and west side of Bennett Studio. There is a windmill behind the building.
Postcard

Commercial Hotel

Date: 06 28 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of the exterior of the three-story Commercial Hotel. The building has a false front. Two women stand on the balcony and two men stand...
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Rocky Arbor Roadside Park Sign

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Description: A man stands to the right holding the newly built and planted roadside park sign (only right arm visible). There is a building in the far background. Rocky...
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Winnebago Indian Village Sign

Date: 08 1957
Description: View from street of a sign hanging at 211 Broadway, advertising the Winnebago Indian Village, which was managed by Pipe Dyer.
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Live Show at Fort Dells

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Description: Two men, dressed in old western costumes, are pretending to fight each other for the entertainment of a crowd at Fort Dells.
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Chamber of Commerce

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Description: Exterior view of the Chamber of Commerce on the corner of Oak and Broadway.
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Chamber of Commerce

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Description: The Chamber of Commerce on the corner of Oak and Broadway under a dark sky.
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Two Boys Posing Outdoors

Date: 1939
Description: Two boys are standing outdoors. Behind them is a bench along the side of a brick building.
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Three People Posing on Sidewalk

Date: 1939
Description: Two young people posing with a Native American man in a feather headdress and beaded clothing on sidewalk in front of a brick building.
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Cottage

Date: 1926
Description: A cottage with a stone wing built at a right angle to a log wing is standing in dappled shade. Between the two wings is a gabled, stone projection. A large...

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