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Portland Place

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Description: Photographic postcard view across intersection towards Portland Place, a five-story stone building. There are pedestrians on the sidewalks on the left and ...
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Rexall Store, Washington Street

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Description: View from street of the Washington Street block with, from left, the Rexall Store, J.G. Fredericksen Furniture, and a bank. A rack of postcards is on displ...
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Mill and Creek, Centerville

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of the mill and creek, with a bridge in front of the mill. The skyline of Centerville is in the background. Caption reads: "Mill...
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Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down Main Street towards a streetcar coming up the street. On the opposite side of the street are commercial buildings. The Monarch Building is in the...
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C. & N.W. Railway Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the railroad bridge over the Rock River at Ft. Atkinson. Wilcox Lumber is on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Bri...
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Kissel Motor Car Co.

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Kissel auto plant in between the railroad and the river. A dirigible and bi-plane have been cut and pasted onto the image. Caption rea...
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Buster Brown at the High School

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered for the arrival of Buster Brown at the high school. Buster is in the backseat of a roadster.
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Main St., Horicon, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: View of Main Street lined with businesses on both sides. A streetcar is approaching. Caption reads: "Main St., Horicon, Wis."
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Residences on Main Street, Juneau, Wis.

Date: 1913
Description: View of a row of homes with lawns and porches along Main Street. There is a church with a clock on the steeple in the background. Trees line the sidewalk a...
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Hile House

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Description: Hand-colored postcard of the Hile House hotel. Two automobiles are parked on the street on the right. Caption reads: "Hile House, Kilbourn, Wis."
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Main St., Lowell, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: View of a small town street lined with businesses. Horses and carts with milk cans are in the street. Caption reads: "Main St., Lowell, Wis."
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Street Scene

Date: 06 06 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "St. Scene Richfield Wis." An unpaved street runs between buildings, over railroad tracks. The wheel marks in the foreground suggest t...
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Ripon City Hall and Airplane

Date: 1910
Description: Tall Tale postcard of the City Hall with an airplane added on the right. Text reads: "Ripon, Wis." The City Hall is a brick building with ornate exterior d...
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The Old Stone Church

Date: 09 01 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "The Old Stone Church, Schleisingerville, Wis." Built around 1863, the stone church is set on a hill with a long set of steps with rai...
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Street Scene

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Street Scene, Schleisingerville, Wis." Buildings run along both sides of an unpaved street. One side has sidewalks, the other, a boar...
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New Auditorium

Date: 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "The New Auditorium, Seymour, Wis." The newly finished brick auditorium with construction debris still evident. A man and a women are ...
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A.G. Peterson's Blacksmith Shop

Date: 09 02 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "A.G. Peterson's Blacksmith Shop, Sheridan, Wis." Workers, horses, buggies and wagons are in front of a brick blacksmith's shop. The s...
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Main Street

Date: 05 13 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Waukau, Wis." An unpaved street with a street car and tracks running down the center. A church is on the left and a home...
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Milwaukee Veterans Home

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Milwaukee Ave. Wisconsin Vet. Home. Waupaca, Wis." Two women walk on a sidewalk along a snow-covered, unpaved street. On each side ar...
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Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "M.E. Church and Parsonage, Wild Rose, Wis." View across street towards four girls and a boy posing on the sidewalk in front of the pa...

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