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Canal at Portage

Date: 1910
Description: View down the canal, with buildings along the shoreline, and a boat coming down the canal.
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E.S. Purdy's Drugstore

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Description: Interior view of the E.S. Purdy Drugstore, including four employees.
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Inch School About To Be Moved

Date: 1957
Description: Inch School No. 6 blocked up to be moved to Lodi.
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Guppey Guard

Date: 06 1877
Description: The Guppey Guard, a Wisconsin state militia unit, in formation on a street in Portage.
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John MacKenzie and Portage Jail

Date: 1900
Description: Sheriff John MacKenzie poses in front of the Portage jail with his staff.
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Portage Railroad

Date: 1884
Description: A group of men and boys posed around Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive # 313, a switch engine. The Fox House is in the background.
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Portage Turn Table and Pump House

Date: 1885
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul engine #689 on the turn table, surrounded by railroad employees. The pump house is in the background.
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Railroad Bridge at Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1877
Description: View of the lower level of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad bridge at the Wisconsin Dells that would have been used by pedestrians and horse-d...
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Cornelius Wheeler

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Description: Portrait of Cornelius Wheeler of Portage, who served in Company I, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
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Houston Homestead in Cambria

Date: 1925
Description: Front view of the Houston homestead.
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Memorial Chapel in Cambria

Date: 1939
Description: Memorial Chapel, dedicated on May 28, 1939. A large group of people are standing on the lawn in front of the chapel.
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Memorial Chapel in Cambria

Date: 1939
Description: View of Memorial Chapel, dedicated on May 8, 1939. A group of people are gathered on the lawn in front of the chapel.
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Columbus City Hall

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Description: View down street towards City Hall, and some nearby buildings. Two horse-drawn wagons are on the street, along with a horse and riders. There are pedestri...
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City Hall Clock Tower

Date: 1947
Description: Clock tower.
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Farmers and Merchants Union Bank

Date: 1954
Description: Facade of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, a Louis H. Sullivan building.
Postcard

Railroad Station in Columbus

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved road towards the railroad station. Caption reads: "R. R. Station, Columbus, Wis."
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Durward's Glen Art Gallery

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Description: Stone building through trees.
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Gallery Covered in Ivy

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Description: Small building completely covered in ivy, with a chimney projecting at the top left side of the roof.
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Durward's Glen Art Gallery

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Description: Brick gallery backed by trees with an arched doorway on the lower left side of the building. The art gallery has on display religious, romantic, and scenic...
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Stone Chapel in Durwards Glen

Date: 1935
Description: Stone chapel in Durwards Glen. View from ground level, partly obscured by bushes.

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