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Milwaukee Flying School

Date: 1912
Description: An unidentified student among a group of men getting a lesson in a Curtiss plane at Rudolph Silverston's Milwaukee School and College of Aviation. Caption ...
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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
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Central High School

Date: 1915
Description: Central High School, designed by St. Paul architect Cass Gilbert and partially razed in 1986. Caption reads: "High School, Madison, Wis."
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Wisconsin State Capitol Park Fountain

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Description: Colorized view of the Capitol Park and the replica of Centennial fountain installed in the park in 1878. The green paint is a change made in 1898.
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Capitol Park Entrance

Date: 1912
Description: This card which is postmarked 1912 shows the zinc statutes on the stone gateways near the sidewalk at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). Ori...
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad depot. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Central R. R. Depot, Ladysmith, Wis."
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Railroad Yard

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized view depicting what was then the "new" Chicago, Northwestern Railroad Yard. Caption reads: "New C. & N. W. R. R. Yards, Janesville, Wis."
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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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St. Agnes' Hospital

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Description: Exterior, south side view of St. Agnes' Hospital.
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St. Mary's Springs Academy

Date: 1913
Description: The stone and iron gateway entrance to St. Mary's Springs Academy. Caption reads: "Entrance to St. Mary's Springs Academy Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Hotel Backbone

Date: 1925
Description: View toward the hotel on a street corner. A large sign on top of the hotel reads: "Hotel Backbone." Caption reads: "Hotel Backbone, Antigo, Wis."
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Appleton High School

Date: 1905
Description: View from street towards the Appleton High School. Caption reads: "Appleton High School, Appleton, Wis."
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Lawrence College Campus

Date: 1906
Description: View across street toward campus. Two men are standing on the sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Lawrence College Campus, Appleton, Wis."
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Lincoln School

Date: 1905
Description: View across street toward the school. Caption reads: "Lincoln School, Appleton, Wis."
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High School

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the two-story brick High School building with basement. A bare flagpole is on the roof. Caption reads: "High School, Arcadia, wis."
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St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Ashland, Wis." Front facade and grounds of the four-story, red brick hospital built in 1905. The basement level is b...
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway Depot

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of Chicago and Northwestern railway depot. Caption reads: "Chicago & Northwestern Railway Depot, Baraboo, Wis."
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Sauk County Historical Society Museum

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Description: View from street towards the building.
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Court House

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Description: View from street toward the front and left side of the Black River Falls Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Black River Falls, Wis."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: View of Methodist Episcopal church from the street. Caption reads: "Norw. M.E. Church Cambridge Wis."

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