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Migrant School Children

Date: 1967
Description: Children, teachers, and a nun sit at a picnic table at the School for Migrants. The school was set up by the Community Council on Human Relations.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Some Tomatoes

Date: 08 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Some Tomatoes Raised at Waupun, Wis. Wis. [sic]." On the flatbed train car: "Grand Trunk 67903." Photomontage of five giant to...
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The Penitentiary

Date: 11 16 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "The Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." An elevated view of Gothic Revival buildings at the prison, built in 1854 of limestone, with ornate t...
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Waupun Correctional Institution

Date: 1983
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupun Correctional Institution." On reverse: "Waupun Correctional Institution. Located two blocks from Main Street on Madison Street...
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Female Prison

Date: 08 06 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Female Prison, Wisconsin State Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." A building that housed female prisoners surrounded by trees, fences and ga...
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Waupun Public Library

Date: 02 01 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wis." A woman is posing on the sidewalk in front of the library, which was built in 1904 of cut stone ...
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Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis." Gothic Revival buildings at the prison, built in 1854 of limestone, with ornate towers. A lawn,...
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Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis." Gothic Revival buildings at the prison, built in 1854 of limestone, with a lawn and trees. The ...
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Entrance to Prison

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Entrance to Prison, Waupun, Wis." Main entrance of the Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of th...
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Trinity Episcopal Church

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Interior Episcopal Church, Waupun, Wis." Trinity Episcopal Church was built in 1871. Interior view with wooden pews, chandelier, orna...
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House in Waupun

Date: 05 26 1908
Description: A two story house with ornate decorations on the bay window and cornice. Vines growing on ropes shade the porch, and this is mentioned in the message on th...
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St. Wenceslaus Church and School

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "St. Wenceslaus Church and School, Ripon, Wis. Congregation organized by Rev. W. Kruzke, March 7, 1896, Frame Church dedicated Dec. 15...
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Jackson Street

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Jackson St., Ripon, Wis." A view down an unpaved street, sidewalks, buildings and dwellings on both sides. Many trees can be seen, mo...
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Ceresco High School

Date: 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Ceresco High School, Ripon, Wis." A two-story schoolhouse with basement windows along the foundation, and attic space. The school ha...
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North Primary School

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "North Primary School." A two-story clapboard schoolhouse with a basement has students gathered on the steps to the entrance. The scho...
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Grace Lutheran Church

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Grace Lutheran Church, S.W. Fuchs, Pastor." A brick Gothic Revival church with arched windows and a tall steeple. It was built in 188...
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "First Congregational Church. Ripon, Wis." The church was built in 1865 of limestone. It has a tall steeple with a bell and a clock an...
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High School

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "High School, Ripon, Wis." A two-story white brick or stone schoolhouse with basement windows along the foundation, and attic space. T...
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Ripon High School

Date: 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Ripon High School, Ripon, Wis." A two-story, red brick building, with a group of students and teachers posing on the lawn. The school...
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Home of the Fourierites

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Home of the Fourierites, Ripon, Wis. Established May 27, 1844 by followers of Charles Fourier in Ceresco Valley, now a part of Ripon....

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