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W.C.T.U. Temple

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U) Temple. The temple is a simple building with a tower with a weather vane above the main e...
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Public School

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of a two-story public school. The basement windows are broken. A tree and a house are on the left in the background. Stacks of fuelwood are o...
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Exterior of Bank Building

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of bank building with empty lots on either side. The wording on the door reads, "Banking Hours 9 to 4." A "Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance" sig...
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Public School

Date: 1921
Description: View up hill of two men standing at the entrance of the public school. There is a hand-pump near the entrance, and a bell tower on the roof of the school.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view from across street of the church. It has a bell steeple, stained glass windows, double french doors with an archway, and a wall gable facade....
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Patrons' Mercantile Company

Date: 1925
Description: View from street of the Patrons' Mercantile Company consumer cooperative. A group of men stand outside the building. A row of horses and carriages are park...
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State Bank

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior from street of the State Bank. The building features a large plate glass window, double front doors, and a retracted awning.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1925
Description: Street view of the Lutheran Church. The church features stained-glass windows, lancet arched windows and doors and a belfry.
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Catholic Church

Date: 1928
Description: The exterior of Saint Mary's Church. The building features lancet arches and a steeple with a cross atop.
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West Main Street

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Description: View across street of a storefront at a snowy intersection.
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Farmer's Bank

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Description: View from across street of the Farmer's Bank building on a corner. Behind the bank building are wood buildings, one of which has a sign that says, in part,...
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Saloon

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Description: View across road of a man with his horse outside the Bar Room. There is a large circus advertisement with elephants and lions painted on the wall of the bu...
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Saint Thomas Church

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of Saint Thomas Church. The brick building features a steeple, arched windows, and double doors. A plaque on the front says: "St. Thomas 1925."
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Metropolis Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the brick Metropolis Hall building in winter.
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German Baptist Church

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Description: View from street of German Baptist Church. There is a steeple above the arched entrance.
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Hotel White

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Description: Exterior view of the Hotel White. Four men and one woman are posed on the porch. On the roof of the hotel is a widow's walk.
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Bank of Ontario

Date: 1921
Description: View from street of exterior of the Bank of Ontario.
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Presbyterian Church

Date: 1912
Description: View from across street of the wooden Presbyterian Church with steeple. The round, stained glass windows on the steeple and the front of the church have a ...
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High School

Date: 1912
Description: View from drive of the High School and grounds. The building has a gable roof and iron fence detailing around the edge. On the right side of the building i...
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Catholic Church and Parsonage

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of Catholic Church, including parsonage and grounds.

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