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House on Grand Avenue

Date: 1966
Description: House on Grand Avenue, built about 1836. "Few people who drive by this house on Port Washington's Grand Avenue daily realize that it is possibly the city's...
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Old Stone House

Date: 12 1929
Description: Exterior of stone house, built about 1830.
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Bancroft Tower

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Description: A view of Bancroft Tower, a Romanesque style stone building in open country, from the front drive.
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Smithsonian Institute

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Description: A view of the Smithsonian Institute's 'Castle' building from a nearby lawn. The sprawling, crenelated, multi-part stone structure is bordered by some tree...
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City Park Plaza

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Description: An elevated view of a city park plaza featuring a fountain, stone walkways and stairs and a central domed stone building.
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Saratoga Springs Grotto

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Description: Elevated view of a man and young girl relaxing at a natural-spring grotto park. The spring feeds a fountain set into a paved and sunken courtyard with an a...
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University of Philadelphia, Wharton School

Date: 1881
Description: A view of Logan Hall, home to the Wharton School of Business. The building features Gothic Revival elements, including the arched windows and quatrefoils f...
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Columbia University

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Description: An aerial view of the campus and stadium. The stadium is in the foreground and steps lead up to several Pantheon-like buildings, including St. Paul's Chape...
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Eau Claire Public Library

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Description: A view from across the street shows the staircase leading to the main entrance of Eau Claire Public Library. A man and child stand amidst automobiles parke...
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West View of the Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Elevated view of the state Capitol building looking west. The building features columns, a dome topped by the statue Wisconsin, and multiple windows.
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

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Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. In the for...
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Minnesota State Capitol Building

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Description: Exterior of the Minnesota State Capitol Building, constructed in 1905 in the Italian Renaissance and Beaux-Arts styles by Cass Gilbert.
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Scene at Rockland

Date: 1922
Description: View across road of the Berg & Jones Department Store, with posters in the front windows announcing an upcoming Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus ...
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Nakoma Bus

Date: 1915
Description: Side view of right side of an International bus marked "Nakoma" parked in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. The bus has an enclosed cab and the passeng...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1925
Description: View across unpaved road of the Catholic Church, which is a stone building. Includes a tall steeple a cross on top. Narrow, pointed arched windows are on t...
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Grace Lutheran Church

Date: 1934
Description: Photographic postcard of an exterior view from the street of a stone church. Caption reads: "Grace Lutheran Church, Berlin, Wis."
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The Old Mill

Date: 1956
Description: View across water of the Old Mill surrounded by trees and water. Water is coming out of an opening in an archway of the mill. On the left automobiles are p...
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Scofield [sic] Cottage Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: Schofield Cottage Hotel and driveway with an automobile parked near the porte-cochere. There are striped awnings over the windows on both the first and sec...
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The Olson's Rooms

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Description: Exterior view of the Olson's Rooms hotel, with an arched awning over the entrance, and a driveway on the right. There are benches near a stone building on ...
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Hillsboro City Hall

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Description: Exterior view from street of Hillsboro's City Hall. It was constructed in 1937 with assistance from a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The lowe...

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