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Opera House

Date: 1880
Description: The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr...
Postcard

South Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: View of businesses located on the south end of Main Street including The Hotel Erving, a shoe store, Utter Drug Company, a dentist, Graham Awning Co., and ...
Map or Atlas

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin from Marr St. Methodist Church

Date: 1861
Description: Bird's-eye map of Fond du Lac, "drawn after nature," with a parade of soldiers marching down the street.
Photograph

Flour and Grist Mill

Date: 1896
Description: Flour and grist mill built on Green Lake Prairie and later moved to Alto. It stood about 50 feet tall and 24 feet wide.
Photograph

Congregational Church

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the Congregational church and surrounding buildings.
Photograph

View of Brandon

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of town, including a church and multiple surrounding buildings.
Print

Haas House in Calumet Harbor

Date: 1847
Description: Carl de Haas house from across a river.
Print

Fond du Lac Company House

Date: 1837
Description: Fond du Lac Company House, built in 1836 and operated as an inn by Colwert Pier and his wife. Groups of Indians are in the yard outside the inn, and severa...
Photograph

Fond du Lac Courthouse

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph view of a large crowd of people on a construction site. There is a horse and carriage with the Fond du Lac Machine & Iron Works in the backgrou...
Photograph

Simmons Residence

Date: 1880
Description: Simmons residence, with people sitting on the porch and standing near the front entrance.
Photograph

Bayley's Residence

Date: 1870
Description: Front view of C.C. Bayley's residence.
Photograph

State Prison

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
Photograph

View of Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated stereograph view of the business district, with the spire of the Congregational Church in the foreground.
Photograph

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Date: 1864
Description: Elevated view of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
Photograph

Ripon College Map

Date: 1873
Description: The Ripon College street plan.
Photograph

Ripon College West

Date: 1874
Description: Ripon College, West College. A group of people are standing at the entrance.
Photograph

Ripon East

Date: 1874
Description: Handwritten caption reads: "East College of Ripon College, built in 1851."
Print

Ripon College

Date: 1873
Description: View of several buildings on the grounds of Ripon College. Caption reads: "Ripon College, Ripon City, Wis."
Print

First Congregational Church

Date: 1854
Description: Exterior view of a First Congregational Church.
Photograph

Ceresco, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of Ceresco taken from Seward's hill.

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