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Black Hawk Tree

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Description: The Black Hawk Tree growing in the middle of the street, now East Black Hawk Avenue. There are houses on the left and the road is lined with trees planted...
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Golfing at Villa Louis

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Description: A man and woman golf on the west lawn of Villa Louis. They are probably members of the Dousman family.
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St. Mary's Institute, St. Mary's College

Date: 1922
Description: View of St. Mary's Institute in 1872, and a view of St. Mary's College in 1922.
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Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ...
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Sanitarium

Date: 1907
Description: View of Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. "The grounds where this sanitarium stands was the site of Gen. Taylor's headquarters at Fort Crawford in 1832. It was ...
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View of Sanitarium

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Praire du Chien Sanitarium. Caption reads: "Sanitarium, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
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D. Scanlon House

Date: 1930
Description: D. Scanlon house with small, enclosed porch, on N. Beaumont Street.
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Vedder House

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Cornelia Vedder house. A woman is standing on the porch. Described as the house "where George Winnie, a conductor on the...
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View of Town

Date: 1900
Description: Dr. Jesse Rowley is driving the buggy on the road. Dr. Rowley was a co-founder of the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Peopl...
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St. Mary's College

Date: 1920
Description: View of Our Lady's Tower at St. Mary's College. Caption reads: "Our Lady's Tower".
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St. Mary's Academy

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Marquette monument at St. Mary's Academy.
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St. Mary's Academy

Date: 1907
Description: View of St. Mary's Academy.
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St. Mary's College and Academy

Date: 1905
Description: View of St. Mary's College and Academy. Caption reads: "St. Mary's College and Academy, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
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St. Mary's Academy

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of St. Mary's Academy. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Academy, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
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St. Gabriel's Church

Date: 1908
Description: St. Gabriel's Church.
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Minnesota Street

Date: 1900
Description: View of Minnesota Street, with a view down the right sidewalk with houses and trees.
Postcard

Marquette Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Marquette monument, in memory of the discovery of the Mississippi River by Father Marquette and Louis Joliet. The monument was unveiled on St. Mary's Colle...
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Fort Crawford

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Description: Fort Crawford Hospital.
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Fort Crawford

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Description: Fort Crawford Hospital. Snow is on the ground.
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Fort Crawford

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Description: Fort Crawford Hospital. A historic marker is on the lawn in front.

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