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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View down Gilbert Street, looking north. Caption reads: "Gilbert Street Looking North Blair Wis." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Trempealeau River and its banks, with a building and bridge in the background. Caption reads: "Trempealeau River Scene, Blair, Wis." |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the lighthouse and other buildings among trees. Caption reads: "Long Tail Point, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Wisconsin Central railroad station, with people standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Wis. Central Passenger De... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View towards Lake Monona, with the Dane County Courthouse on the right. Text at bottom reads: "Curtiss Madison Wis." |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of Weeds Mill. The mill has smokestacks and logs piled on the pond shoreline waiting for processing. A steam locomotive is on th... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Handwritten note on back identifies this elevated view as the west side of Broadway from National Bank, looking south. The Fox River is in the background o... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of First Imanuels Church. A brick building with arched windows, bell tower and steeple. Caption reads: "First Imanuels Church, Cedarburg,... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of Trinity Lutheran Church on Columbia Road, a stone building with a clock in the bell tower/steeple. Arched windows are on the front and... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | View toward the church, which is a stone building with a clock in the bell tower/steeple. Arched windows are on the front and sides. A fence is running alo... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a central street lined with businesses. Automobiles are parked at the curbs. There is a large building with columns on the left near an op... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Perry Lutheran Evangelical Church, which is misspelled in the caption as "Parry Norw. Luth. Church." The photograph was taken some time between... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Racine, Wisconsin in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main... |
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