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Men on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from street towards men standing in front of bank at the corner of Main Street. A horse-drawn vehicle is in the foreground on the left. Signs along th...
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Bridge on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Bridge at the end of Main Street (West Montello Street). Sign on Bridge States "$5.00 Fine For Driving Or Riding Over This Bridge Faster Than A Walk."
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Patriotic Presentation

Date: 1900
Description: Sunday school class giving a patriotic presentation.
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Montello Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1903
Description: Three rural mail carriers pose with their horses and buggies in front of the Montello Post Office. Postmaster (Dr.) Edward A. Bass stands in the backgroun...
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Montello Granite Quarry

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Montello granite quarry with Montello Lake in the background. The sign in the foreground reads, "J.T. Barrett Pays Highest Prices for Furs, M...
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Excavating for New Building

Date: 07 1908
Description: Workmen with teams of horses excavate for the new Mercantile Store, later the M.M. Smart Store. A woman is walking on the street nearby, and a boy or man w...
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Excavating for New Building

Date: 07 1908
Description: Workmen with teams of horses excavate for the new Mercantile Store, later the M.M. Smart Store.
Postcard

Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: A view, looking east, of the grounds and buildings of the Montello Granite Company. On the left, a train car with "Detroit Southern" painted on it stands o...
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: The printed inscription identifies this scene, "Looking South on Main Street, Montello, Wis." A woman is standing on the sidewalk at left near a parked bug...
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The Montello Cottonwood

Date: 1982
Description: A large, nearly symmetrical cottonwood standing on the front lawn of a granite-clad colonial revival house on Underwood Avenue (Highway 23). A small sign a...
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Interior of Bank

Date: 1910
Description: Bank interior. On the left is a roll-top desk. There is a sign for "Cashier" on the wall in the center at the barred window. A framed certificate below it ...

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