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| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Post office with man and dog. This was the Louisville Post Office, west of Downsville in the town of Dunn. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View of the Central Wisconsin Telephone Company exchange building from the street. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Green Bay and Western Depot. Caption reads: "G. B. & W. Depot, Blair, Wis." |
| Date: | 11 01 1896 |
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| Description: | Canal Street less than a year before a fire swept through and destroyed many of these buildings on March 22, 1897, resulting in a loss of about $45,000. Pr... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | View of the J.M. Bailey Jr. Marble Works storefront. From the "Combination Atlas-Map of Walworth Co." Chicago. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Allouez Monument, near the site of St. Francis Xavier mission which was established by Father Claude Allouez at De Pere Rapids in the winter of 1671-72. Er... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a shopping district street near a river, with several businesses lining the street, and two carriages. A building across the street has le... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of the California house next to a store with a sign that reads: "M. Silber & Bro.," and a "Boot & Shoe Store." A bakery is on the left, and a group of... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View from road of the Buena Vista House. There is a utility pole in front with many wires attached. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R.... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View of the Buena Vista House with electric power lines. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R. Bradley of Milwaukee, who is said to have ... |
| 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: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Fairchild Block at 29 East Main Street as photographed by attorney Albert G. Zimmerman. Until 1894 Zimmerman was a partner in the law ... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Front view of the inn. Several men and women are either standing or sitting on the balcony, and several people are standing on the porch under the balcony.... |
| 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: | Elevated view of the town, looking northwest. The Chippewa River is in the foreground, with a lot of buildings, an intersection, and distant hills. One bui... |
| 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: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved Main Street, with storefronts on the right, including a restaurant and meat market. Caption reads: "Main Street". |
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