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Roany House

Date: 1910
Description: House owned by Melvin Garthwaite of Bloomington, Wisconsin.
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Barber Home

Date: 1930
Description: The home of Joel Allen Barber, who helped frame the present constitution of Wisconsin.
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Rountree House

Date: 1948
Description: The John H. Rountree House, built in 1854. According to "The History of Wisconsin" (Vol. I, 1973), "The rise of the settlement at Platte Mounds was indisso...
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Residence of First Governor of Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: View from across the street of Nelson Dewey's home.
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State Normal School

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Description: A view of the State Normal School, founded in 1866.
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Grant County Jail

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of the Grant County Jailhouse.
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New Municipal Building

Date: 1927
Description: The exterior of the city hall and public library on the corner of East Bluff Street and Wisconsin Avenue. There is a toy wagon outside the building. The la...
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Headstand

Date: 1931
Description: A girl wearing bloomers and long stockings performs a headstand as other girls look on. One of the bystanders is also wearing athletic clothes under her co...
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Residential District on Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1913
Description: View down a sidewalk with homes and lawns on the left and trees on the right along a street.
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Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1920
Description: Governor Nelson Dewey's house.
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School Picnic

Date: 06 30 1905
Description: Group portrait of a Muscoda Public School picnic. Emma Schmitt (later Mrs. Sherwin Gillett) is on the far left of the top row. The 1905 Wisconsin Census ha...
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House with Rear Extension

Date: 1956
Description: House with typical extension in rear.
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Vine-Covered House

Date: 1930
Description: Vine-covered home in the Potosi area.
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Catholic Church Property

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of the Catholic church, residential homes, with hills and trees in the background.
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Monuments and Cannon in Grant County Park

Date: 1909
Description: "The First Civil War Monument" outside the Grant County Courthouse. The monument is dedicated "to the memory of the brave soldiers of Grant County who fell...
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Bloomington High School

Date: 1956
Description: High school. Caption reads: "High School, Bloomington Wis."
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Grant County Asylum

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Description: View across lawn towards the Grant County Asylum.
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City Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the city park, with a gazebo on the right.
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Howe / Baxter House

Date: 08 04 1949
Description: The Howe/Baxter House in Lancaster, owned by Mrs. and Mrs. W.C. Cartwright of Lancaster. One wing was built during Civil War days for the Howe family. The...
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the two-story high school.

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