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Opera House

Date: 1880
Description: The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr...
Map or Atlas

Waupun, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waupun.
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Main Street

Date: 1879
Description: View of a main street looking towards The Fulton Meat Market, P. Carrington Harness shop, a livery stable, feed store, restaurant and bakery.
Postcard

City Hall

Date: 1930
Description: View from street towards city hall with vehicles parked in front of it. Caption reads: "City Hall, Waupun, Wis."
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Catfish

Date: 02 1910
Description: Six men wearing black jackets and hats stand proudly in front of a giant catfish. The catfish rests on the bed of a horse-drawn sled. The text in the upper...
Map or Atlas

Waupun Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This is a map of Waupun in 1898 that shows labeled streets, railroads, and the location of the state prison. There are annotations on the map in what appea...
Map or Atlas

The City of Waupun, Wisconsin

Date: 03 25 1931
Description: This blueline print map shows lot and block numbers, additions, churches, and public land in North and South wards as they were in 1884. Towards the top of...
Map or Atlas

Map of Waupun, Wisconsin, City of Sculpture

Date: 2008
Description: This double sided map shows roads, railroads, biking trails, civil townships, parks, wildlife refuges, town halls, and hospitals. The region map covers par...
Postcard

4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 29 1918
Description: A group of women wearing white nurses' uniforms are marching up a street in a parade. Some are carrying American flags, others are carrying signs and banne...
Postcard

4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: View towards a group of women marching up a street in a parade. Some are wearing nurse's uniforms, some are waving flags, and many are holding signs that r...
Postcard

4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: A group of women are marching up a street in a parade. Some are carrying signs, and one woman is carrying an American flag. The signs include: "WOMAN'S COM...
Postcard

4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: View down street towards women marching in a parade, some carrying signs and some carrying American flags. A number of women are wearing nurse's uniforms. ...
Photograph

Schulz Garage

Date: 
Description: View of the exterior of the Schulz Garage. Two gas pumps are at the curb. Large, plate glass windows are reflecting automobiles parked across the street, a...
Photograph

Waupun City Hall

Date: 1999
Description: Exterior view of Waupun City Hall, 201 E. Main Street, built in 1928.
Postcard

House in Waupun

Date: 05 26 1908
Description: A two story house with ornate decorations on the bay window and cornice. Vines growing on ropes shade the porch, and this is mentioned in the message on th...
Postcard

Masonic Block

Date: 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Masonic Block, Waupun, Wis." Built of brick in 1922 in the Neoclassical style. The Masonic Lodge is above with commercial space below...
Postcard

Waupun Correctional Institution

Date: 1983
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupun Correctional Institution." On reverse: "Waupun Correctional Institution. Located two blocks from Main Street on Madison Street...
Postcard

Waupun Public Library

Date: 02 01 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wis." A woman is posing on the sidewalk in front of the library, which was built in 1904 of cut stone ...
Postcard

Female Prison

Date: 08 06 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Female Prison, Wisconsin State Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." A building that housed female prisoners surrounded by trees, fences and ga...

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