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| Date: | 07 1927 |
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| Description: | Car parked underneath the entrance gate to the Island Resort at the Wisconsin Dells, 25 miles from the Dells on Highway 12-16 near Mauston. Entrance gate a... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View from railroad tracks through covered railroad tunnel in hill. A sign on a telephone pole on the right reads: "Private Property / Thoroughfare / Keep O... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | North view of Saint Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, which was designed and built by the Dominican priest Rev. Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli in 1844. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View down middle of main street of the business district. Automobiles are parked along the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalk. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View down main street with storefronts on both sides, with large power lines along the sidewalks stretching into the distance, and a hill in the background... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Bank of La Farge from street. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View of an empty baseball park with a bluff in the background. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Long view of bluffs with a fence and a farm in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Several businesses in Blue River's downtown, including a drug store and a lumberyard. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Counters and display cases show goods for sale in the General Store. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Railroad tracks cross the road at the central business district at Dane, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Dry milk plant with a very tall smokestack. Some trucks are parked on the left. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, circa 1929. Camp ground at Indian Hill Pageant near Highway 13. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a general store and gas station operated by James Smith. Four people stand posed in front of the building. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | The Penco Filling Station in Black Earth. Wisconsin. Entrances to the ladies rest rooms in the service stations of this period were typically outside the ... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Bartlett's Cabin Camp on Highways 10 &12 near Eau Claire. |
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