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Elroy Street Scene

Date: 1986
Description: View along a commercial street in Elroy (now State Road 80). The Elroy Theater marquee is advertising screenings of the movie "Nothing in Common." Signs fo...
Photograph

Retiring Railroad Conductor

Date: 12 31 1957
Description: Patrick J. Donnelly (left) on his last day of work after serving as conductor with the North Western Railway for 52 years. K.M. Prenot (right), a brakeman ...
Postcard

Interior of a General Store

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Description: Interior view of a general store with canned goods on display on shelves along the wall in the background. Two men are standing behind the counter, and fou...
Photograph

Hiking along Sparta Trail

Date: 1967
Description: A group of men and women walking along a gravel path.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1930
Description: View down Main Street. The wide street has cars and trucks parked along the curbs on both sides. The Elroy Post Office is on the corner on the right. Furth...
Photograph

Elroy Roundhouse

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Description: Elevated view of the roundhouse for the Chicago North Western Railway, one of two Elroy roundhouses during the railroad boom. This roundhouse has 20 stalls...
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Circus World Train

Date: 07 05 1972
Description: View of local residents standing in the grass watching the Circus World Museum Train pass through Elroy and Union Center. The train, which did not normally...
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Josh Sanford and Mother

Date: 1922
Description: Portrait of Josh Sanford as a child with his mother, Maude Decorah. Sanford served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and is credited with being the only Na...
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Josh Sanford as a Child

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Description: Portrait of Josh Sanford in Native American dress as a child. Sanford served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and is credited with being the only Native A...
Historical Essay

Sue Ann Thompson's Inauguration Gown

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Inauguration gown worn by Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson at her first inauguration ball, 1987. (Museum object #2003.61.1a-b)
Photograph

Depot and Train

Date: 1920
Description: Several men pose while standing alongside a train at the Elroy depot.
Photograph

Saint Patrick's Church

Date: 1911
Description: Interior of Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, looking down the aisle of pews towards three altars. The left altar depicts Mary, the right altar depict...
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Photograph

Elroy Street

Date: 03 18 1970
Description: An unpaved street in Elroy, Wisconsin.
Map or Atlas

Elroy, Juneau Co. Wisconsin

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye map of Elroy.
Postcard

Elroy from a Train

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view above railroad cars towards downtown Elroy. Caption reads: "Partial View Elroy Wis."
Postcard

Dam in Elroy

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline toward the lower part of a dam. Caption reads: "Dam in Elroy, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View across Main Street towards the left side of the street. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the curbs. Caption reads: "Elroy, Wisconsin."
Map or Atlas

Assessors Map of the City of Elroy, Wisconsin : In Sections 28, 29, 32, 33, Township 15 North, Range 2 East

Date: 1965
Description: Shows city limits, plat of town, local streets, railroads, and Baraboo River. "Revised by Mid-State Associates, Baraboo, Wisconsin, April 6, 1965" Upper ri...
Postcard

High School Buildings

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of high school buildings with trees. Caption reads: "High School Buildings, Elroy, Wis."

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