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Brewery Wagons Delivering Beer

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Description: Brewery wagons loaded with beer barrels in foreground of the Potosi Brewery.
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Looking East down Main Street in Platteville

Date: 1930
Description: View looking east down Main Street at the intersection with Court Street. Coyle's Drugstore is on the right.
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Canal Street in Bloomington Before the Fire

Date: 11 01 1896
Description: Canal Street less than a year before a fire swept through and destroyed many of these buildings on March 22, 1897, resulting in a loss of about $45,000. Pr...
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Canal and Congress Streets in Bloomington

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated view of street corner, with two buildings that have been destroyed by a fire, a brick fence, and some trees. There is a wooden cart in th...
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South Side of Canal Street

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Description: Slightly elevated view of stores on Canal Street, with people in the streeet, and along the sidewalks in front of commercial buildings. There is a Hardware...
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down Main Street with pedestrians on the sidewalk on the right. A sign painted on the side of the building reads: "F.L. Greer Dry Goods".
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The "Rock School" Building

Date: 1900
Description: The "Rock School" building, with children and teachers posed outside.
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Bloomington Public School

Date: 1956
Description: School known as the "old stone school," the first public school building in Bloomington. The clock tower replaced the former bell tower.
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Covered Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: View of covered bridge above the Wisconsin River, 1 mile from Boscobel.
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Central House in Boscobel

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view from street of Central House, with advertisements on the side of the building for Red Crown Gasoline. The Order of the Gideons was founded he...
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Central House in Boscobel

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view from intersection towards the Central House, later known as the Boscobel Hotel, with cars parked in the center of the street on the right. Th...
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Covered Bridge on the Wisconsin River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of railroad bridge over the river. Part of the bridge is covered. Bluffs are in the background.
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Ivey and Webb General Store in British Hollow

Date: 1930
Description: Ivey and Webb general store, with trees and a hill behind, and in front a man standing under the store's awning.
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Covered Bridge through Trees

Date: 1920
Description: Bridge over river from shoreline seen through trees in the spring or summer. Part of the bridge is covered.
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Covered Bridge from the Water

Date: 1920
Description: View across water towards the partially covered bridge. A wooded shoreline is along the left and right.
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Aerial View of Covered Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view of the last covered bridge, which is no longer standing.
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British Hollow's Commercial District Street

Date: 1930
Description: Street leading down to British Hollow's commercial district. A hill is in the background.
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Denniston House

Date: 1932
Description: The Denniston House was built in 1836 in anticipation that the State Capitol would be located in Cassville, and housing for the legislators would be needed...
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Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: Caption reads: "Hotel Oelke - on the banks of the Mississippi River, Cassville, Wisconsin." Sign on the hotel reads: "Old Denniston House". This view show...
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Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1945
Description: The hotel has a sign above the porch that reads: "Old Denniston House".

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