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Local-Option Election

Date: 02 1908
Description: A view of the crowds at an election. The crowd, mostly women, stand in front of the post office. A sign says "God Made the Water." Printed below the image:...
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The Susquehanna Hotel

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Description: View from street towards men, women, and a dog or puppy, standing along the wrap-around porch of the Susquehanna Hotel. The street or yard on the left of t...
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Men in Front of Post Office and Bank

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Description: Panoramic view from street of sixteen men standing on the sidewalk in front of the Jackson County Bank and the Post Office. On the sidewalk in front of the...
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Courthouse

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Description: An automobile parks along a road running past a courthouse. The building features stairs leading up to the front entrance, a clock tower topped by a cupol...
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Jefferson House in Jefferson, Wisconsin

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Description: The Jefferson House stands on the corner of a commercial block and features a first floor porch, second floor balcony, and an American flag flying from the...
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Agricultural Building

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Description: Front view of the Agricultural Building as seen from the street. The brick building is covered in ivy and features arch windows, a covered entrance, walkw...
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Stout Institute Home Economics Building

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Description: Elevated view of the five-story Home Economics Building at the Stout Institute (now University of Wisconsin-Stout). Automobiles park alongside the streets ...
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Mabel Tainter Memorial

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Description: Exterior view of the Mabel Tainter Memorial, a Wisconsin State historic site built in 1889. The design was intended to reflect the Richardsonian Romanesque...
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Gymnasium

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Description: View of the Gymnasium at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, a brick building bordered by an intersection. Several men stand at the building's entrance.
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Gymnasium

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Description: A group of men stand on a sidewalk in front of the entrance to the multi-story brick gymnasium building at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Two automobil...
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Lynwood Hall

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Description: View of Lynwood Hall (?) at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The brick building features an enclosed porch, balcony, and stairs leading up to the front ...
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Sitting on a Sidewalk

Date: 1936
Description: Five people sitting on a sidewalk outside of a building. A woman stands on a stoop in the doorway.
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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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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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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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Narrow Town Street Scene

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Description: Pedestrians pass parked cars along a narrow dirt road lined with shops.
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City View

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Description: Elevated city view featuring dwellings in a hilly landscape. Published by A.P. Brown & Bro.
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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, Hillsboro, Texas

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Description: Elevated view looking out across town buildings to a plain beyond. The Hill County Jail can be seen to the right of the main street; it was constructed 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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