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Knight Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: This building was named the Knight Block and contained retail on the first floor, business offices on the second floor and the Knight Hotel on the third, f...
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Hillside Home School. Caption reads: "Main Building, Hillside Home School, Hillside, Wis."
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St. Joseph's Church

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Description: Colorized postcard view from street of a stone church with a rose window and steps up to the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Church, Berlin, Wis."
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Hotel Higbee

Date: 08 06 1919
Description: View from street looking towards the Hotel Higbee. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the left side, and a large, motorized vehicle, perhaps a bus, parked ...
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County Training School

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the County Training School. Caption reads: "County Training School, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Walworth County Hospital

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Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the county hospital, a four-story stone building. Young trees and bushes are on the lawn. Caption reads: "Walworth...
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Holy Family Hospital and Grotto

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Description: Slightly elevated black and white view of a stone hospital and grotto affiliated with the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Trees and shrubs are on the lawns d...
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Public Library, Green Bay

Date: 1902
Description: The Public Library, Carnegie Building 1902. There are steps up to the entrance, with a sign above the columns that reads: "Carnegie Building MDCCCCII" [190...
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L. D. Fargo Library

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Description: Hand-colored postcard of the facade of the L.D. Fargo Library. Caption reads: "L. D. Fargo Library, Lake Mills, Wis."
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North and West View of Fire Damage

Date: 08 01 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "North and West View, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and brick building...
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Bird's Eye View of Destruction

Date: 08 01 1907
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Bird's Eye View of Destruction, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug. 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and ...
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South View of Fire Damage

Date: 08 01 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "South View, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug. 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and brick building with pe...
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Memorial Hall

Date: 08 13 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Memorial Hall, Beloit, Wis." The stone Gothic Revival building was completed in 1867. It has had many uses on the University of Wisco...
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New State Capitol

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "New State Capitol, Madison, Wis." The Third State Capitol on the Capitol Square. Construction began in 1906 and was completed in 1917...
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High School

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "High School, Shullsburg, Wis." The Romanesque Revival school was built in 1900 of cream colored stone from the Pennich Quarry, 2.5 mi...
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Hillside Home School, 4 Miles from Spring Green, Wis." Exterior view of the southern elevation of Hillside Home School, designed by F...
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Hillside Home School, 4 Miles from Spring Green, Wis." Three boys are posing in front of the school. The Hillside Home School was des...
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Portage County Courthouse

Date: 04 06 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Portage Co. Courthouse, Stevens Point, Wis." Exterior of the Portage County Courthouse, built in 1868. Stairs lead to the main entran...
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St. Stephen's Church

Date: 07 11 1935
Description: Text on front reads: "St. Stephen's Church, Stevens Point, Wis." The limestone church was built in the Neogothic Revival style in 1923. A large brick build...
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National Exchange Bank

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "National Exchange Bank, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1921 in the Neoclassical style. Located on West Main Street between other brick and ...

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