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Milwaukee Street in Clinton

Date: 1920
Description: View down center of Milwaukee Street. Houses are on both sides.
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House on Milwaukee and Durand Streets

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Description: House on the corner of Milwaukee and Durand Streets. Caption reads: "Cor. Milw. & Durand Sts, Clinton, Wisc."
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Natesta Farmhouse

Date: 07 15 1925
Description: Natesta farmhouse and cabin site in Clinton.
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Natesta Cabin Site

Date: 07 15 1925
Description: Natesta cabin site in Clinton. View down road, with a fence on the right, and fields on both sides.
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Newhouse House

Date: 07 1925
Description: Newhouse home.
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Burial Site of Gjermund Hansen in Clinton

Date: 07 1925
Description: Burial site of Gjermund Hansen (1786-1840), said to be the first Norwegian immigrant buried in Wisconsin.
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Woman in front of Factory

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Description: Woman worker with her back turned to the camera standing in front of the Clintonville Four Wheel Drive factory.
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Clinton Bridge

Date: 1866
Description: Clinton Bridge which crossed the Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Clinton

Date: 1884
Description: Like many early settlements of southeastern Wisconsin, Clinton was founded in 1836 by Yankees--immigrants from New England and New York.
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On the Way to the Farm

Date: 1983
Description: Highway X, East of Clinton, near the Wisconsin border, on the way to the farm.
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Storage Tanks

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Description: Five large cylindrical tanks. Trees and an industrial metal building are in the background.
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Elevated View of the Mississippi River

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Description: View of two bridges on the Mississippi River and the working river banks. A number of boats are in the water and cargo is stacked on the shore.
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Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view of the winding Mississippi River.
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John M. Hoyt

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Captain John M. Hoyt, Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Lloyd Latta and Marjorie Quinney

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Description: Lloyd Latta and Marjorie Quinney pose for a picture in front of the Latta house.
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Mississippi Riverboat Landing

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Description: View from shoreline towards a docked Mississippi riverboat. Passengers are disembarking from the ship, and a large crowd is gathered on shore, with some pe...
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Passenger Steamboats

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Description: View from shoreline of two passenger steamboats on the Mississippi river near Clinton. Several children and adults wait on shore. A tugboat is nearby in th...
Historical Essay

Harvey, Cordelia (1824–1895)

Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher
A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals.
Historical Essay

Harvey, Gov. Louis P. (1820-1862)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor
Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor.
Postcard

Clinton Rail Road Station

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view of the railroad station yard master's tower. Caption reads: "R. R. Station, Clinton, Wis."

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