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| Description: | The sidewheel excursion, "Saint Paul" of the Jo Packet Line, near the Dousman House, the "Senator". Caption reads: "Steamer near Dousman House, Prairie du ... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Woman's Building, one of the oldest buildings in the city. It is believed to have been built in 1842 by John Folsom, an early settler and farmer on the hei... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Kane's Hotel, built in about 1839 by Ezekiel Tainter, and then called the Phoenix Hotel, on Main Street. It passed through many hands but retained the orig... |
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| Description: | Fort Crawford Hospital. A historic marker is on the lawn in front. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A view of Fort Crawford after restoration. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the Dousman House. Caption reads: "The Dousman House. The Resort of the Mississippi Valley, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Dousman House Hotel, built in 1863 near the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad to provide accommodations for its patrons. View looking southeast near... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Commercial Hotel. Horse-drawn vehicles are in front of the building. People are standing on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Former building of the Astor Company, also known as the Brisbois Fur Trading Post. At the time this photograph was taken, the structure was occupied by Ben... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Bluff Street looking east. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Bluff Street looking east. A sign painted on a building on the left reads: "Owl Cigar Now 5 CTS". |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Bluff Street looking east. Pencil notation on this photograph reads: "House marked X is my home and is said to be built from stone from Fort Crawford. -A.C... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Bluff street looking west. Posters are on a wall on the far right next to a building with an awning that reads: "Saloon". |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from across street of the People's State Bank decorated to honor the 250th anniversary of the discovery of the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | A cottage and trailer house community along a river. A Schlitz beer advertising is nailed to a tree and reads, "Move up to Quality / Schlitz / The Beer Tha... |
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| Description: | View across water towards two paddle-wheel boats steering logs into a neat, square formation. The boat in the foreground bears the name "Georgie S." Bluffs... |
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| Description: | The former Astor (American Fur Trading Company) post building, now a museum of local history and fur trading history. There is a sign reading: "The Riversi... |
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| Description: | "Section of New Prairie du Chien Marquette $1,000,000 Suspension Bridge. Total length 3729 feet. Only suspension bridge on the Mississippi River. Open for ... |
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