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Straightjacketed Escape

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Description: View from window looking down at the escape act of Madison magician Ben Bergor. He is beginning to make the escape from the straightjacket while the crowd ...
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Wisconsin Building

Date: 1893
Description: The Wisconsin Building at the Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exposition).
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Highland Avenue

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Description: View down tree-shaded Highland Avenue featuring the Princeston Inn, a boarding residence. Men sit on the porch as other men and women walk down the sidewa...
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Meeting House

Date: 1905
Description: Two frame structures connected by an open porch stand in a wooded area. The building on the right appears to be a small two-story house. On the left is a o...
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Pavilion

Date: 1905
Description: Benches are visible inside a wooden, open air pavilion with a hip roof and large doorway. There is a small attached porch on the left which mimics the shap...
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VIllage Green on Main Street

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Description: View of the village green on Main Street. Dwellings line both sides of the street.
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Main Street Scene

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Description: View down Main Street with the Congregational Church at right, erected in 1800.
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Engleside Avenue and Panorama of Ocean

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Description: Elevated view of Engleside Avenue leading to the ocean. Automobiles drive in the street near dwellings.
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Railroad Avenue

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Description: View down Railroad Avenue, a curving country road lined with inns. The Brower House, established by Charles Chauncey Brower, is visible in the foreground ...
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CIty View

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated city view featuring a neighborhood in a hilly landscape. Published by A.P. Brown & Bro.
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City View

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Description: Elevated city view featuring buildings on a hillside, including factories, dwellings, and churches.
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Cannon and Statue at Fort Hughes

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Description: View of Fort Hughes featuring a park or town square decorated with a cannon and a statue. A street lined with storefronts is visible across the lawn.
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General Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town and surrounding area. The brick building at the photograph's bottom center is labeled "Geren, Rish Art Studio" and was built in ...
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General Town View

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Description: General view of a rural town on the plains.
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Main Street and Washington State College

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Description: View of Main Street, featuring shops, cars, and carriages. Washington State College, founded in 1890, can be seen on a hilltop beyond the street.
Postcard

Cambridge High School

Date: 11 29 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the Cambridge High School. Text at foot reads: "High School, Cambridge, Wis."
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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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Business Section

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Description: View of the downtown business section crowded with automobiles and pedestrians. A department store on the right is labeled, "Wigwam Block 1900."

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