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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A group of men and women standing on a dock watching sailboats cast off. The tree covered shoreline is visible in the distance. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | "A very remarkable instance of this kind of tree, Council Tree was the so-called "Treaty Elm" that stood at the extremity of the point of land jutting into... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Burning of the Ripon Opera House, Ripon Wis." A dramatic scene at night, with flames consuming an Opera House which is silhouetted ag... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Historical Library, with a grassy lawn in front of the main entrance. Caption reads: "Wisconsin State Historical Library, Madiso... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Parker [sic] Street, looking toward Lake Mendota. A portion of the Wisconsin Historical Society building is on the right. Caption reads: "Parker St. from U... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Historical Society from the Armory. Caption reads: "State Historical Library, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago at Williams Bay, Wisconsin." Founded in 1892 by astronomer George Ellery Hale and fin... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "First Baptist Church, Warrens, Wis." A clapboard church built in the Queen Anne style with ornate stained glass window, belfry and tr... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Office Ripon College, Ripon Wis." A college building built of stone in 1851 with a steeple and cupola. The building functioned as an ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake, Wis." A two-story log building with a rubble stone foundation. The porch and stairs have ornate pin... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Central Fire Station, Sheboygan, Wis." Three horse-drawn vehicles are surrounded by uniformed firemen. There is a dog in the buggy to... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Longfellow School, Ripon, Wis." However, this is actually the North Primary School. A two-story clapboard schoolhouse with a basement... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View across water toward the Tank Cottage. Caption reads: "The Historic Tank Cottage — over 100 years old — Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Birge Fountain. Whitewater, Wis." The Neoclassical-style Birge Fountain, located in Flat Iron Park. Mythical figures decorate the foo... |
| Date: | 01 13 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Neshonoc Falls, West Salem, Wis." The Neshonoc Dam, powerhouse and spillway on the La Crosse River. The powerhouse was built after 18... |
| Date: | 02 23 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Post Office Building, Whitehall, Wis." Known as the "Post Office Block," the building was constructed in 1898 by postmaster Christoph... |
| Date: | 11 06 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Lewis Indian Fountain, Watertown, Wis." The fountain stands on a brick street with buildings, a church and trees in the background. T... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Circus performers posed in front of the Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 12 01 1908 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Reading Room at the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The text... |
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