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House on West Olin Avenue

Date: 03 19 1972
Description: Exterior view of a house at 702 West Olin Avenue. It was built in either 1904 or 1890. Currently many of the architectural details have been removed, but i...
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Facade of Concrete Block Building

Date: 05 1981
Description: Northwest corner of Aurora and Elmwood Avenue looking towards a two-story concrete block building with no windows and a single door.
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section featuring jewelry, shoe, and drug stores and other storefronts. Women and men walk down the sidewalk near cars parked on the c...
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Business District

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Description: View across intersection of the business district featuring the 'largest post clock in the United States,' located on the corner of Washington Avenue and M...
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Shorb Hotel

Date: 1924
Description: View across intersection of the exterior of the Shorb Hotel. Boys on bicycles are in the street in front near a man standing on the curb. Automobiles are p...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down street at intersection of commercial buildings on both sides. On the left is a drug store/soda fountain, restaurant and a cafe. On the right is a...
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City Hall

Date: 1929
Description: View from street of City Hall building on a corner. There are garages in the back on the left. On the corner there is a stop sign, a Hwy 51 signpost, and a...
Postcard

Hotel Rogers

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Description: Colorized postcard view from street of the Hotel Rogers on a street corner. Text on front reads: "Hotel Rogers, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin."
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The Hub

Date: 12 02 1934
Description: View from across street of the facade of the Kronke building on West Mifflin Street. From the left, businesses are the Maiden Beauty Shop, Menges Pharmacy,...
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Downtown Mazomanie

Date: 02 28 2012
Description: A view of downtown Mazomanie from the corner of Broadhead and Hudson Streets, including brick buildings, streetlamps, and parked cars.
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Blair and Main Streets

Date: 03 03 2012
Description: A view of the intersection of South Blair and East Main Streets, looking easterly. There is snow on the ground and the scene includes a number of brick bui...
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Bernard Curran Passing Some Time

Date: 1982
Description: View down a curb towards a man standing on the sidewalk on the right leaning against a parking sign. He is wearing a hat and a striped shirt tucked into bl...
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Hayek Pharmacy

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Description: View across street towards the brick building that housed Hayek Pharmacy at 4001 North Downer Avenue.
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Smart Studios

Date: 2013
Description: View from across intersection towards Smart Studios at the corner of Baldwin Street and East Washington Avenue.
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Rephotographic Pair: Blair and Main Streets

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Description: A vintage and a modern view of the intersection of Blair and Main Streets, presented as a pair. The views show snow on the ground, parked cars and brick bu...
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Rephotographic Pair: Yahara Hotel and Mickey's Tavern

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the turreted building at 1524 East Williamson Street, presented as a pair. The vintage view shows the building when it ...
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View from corner of East Washington Avenue at Baldwin Street towards the Gisholt factory. In the foreground is a water fountain (bubbler) on the sidewalk. ...
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The Village Bar

Date: 06 2014
Description: View from automobile across an intersection towards the Village Bar at the corner of Mineral Point Road and Glenway Street. Cars are waiting at a street li...
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Waiting for the Train Once Again in DeKalb

Date: 12 26 2014
Description: A cargo train is passing over Lincoln Highway. The railroad crossing gate is down and the traffic lights are red. Behind the train, old brick buildings lin...
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Dairy Delivery Trucks

Date: 01 09 1929
Description: View across street towards a truck parked near the curb in front of a brick building with show windows. The signs painted on the side of the truck reads: "...

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