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Buffalo County Court House and Training School

Date: 03 15 1906
Description: Picture postcard view of the Buffalo County Court House and Buffalo County Training School.
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Second Ward School

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Description: Exterior view of the school, a brick two-story building. Caption reads: "2nd Ward School, Antigo, Wis."
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Third Ward School

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Description: Exterior view of the school, a brick three-story building surrounded by a lawn, and with board sidewalks. Caption reads: "3rd Ward School, Antigo, Wis."
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Sixth Ward School

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Sixth Ward School, a three-story brick building surrounded by grounds. There is a calendar attached to the lower portion ...
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High and Grade School

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Description: Tinted photographic postcard of Cable's High and Grade School building. A flag flies on the right, and a group of children are looking out of a second stor...
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The First Kindergarten in America

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Description: Artist's rendering of an elevated view of the first kindergarten, with children and a teacher gathered in front of the building. There are inset portraits ...
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St. James School

Date: 1914
Description: View towards the front and right side of the St. James School. Caption reads: "St. James School, Destroyed by Fire May 9, 1914. Cooperstown, Wis."
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Public School

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the brick public school, with bell tower. Caption reads: "Public School, De Forest, Wis."
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Chapel; St. John's Military Academy

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white postcard view of the chapel at St. John's Military Academy. Caption reads: "Chapel., S.J.M.A., Delafield, Wis."
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Mercy Hospital and The Academy, Devils Lake, Wis. (actually Devils Lake, N.D.)

Date: 1920
Description: Color enhanced photographic postcard of Mercy Hospital and The Academy at Devils Lake, North Dakota with automobiles parked in front; incorrectly labeled a...
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East from Water Tower

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Dodgeville, with fields, houses, and lawns in the foreground, larger, brick buildings in the center, and a church in the distance. Caption...
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Approach to the Grounds

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Description: Hand-colored view of the drive and front gate of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. The main building is obscured by trees. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Schoo...
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf

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Description: Elevated view of a river with grassy and tree-lined banks. The Wisconsin School for the Deaf is on a hill in the far distance beyond a bridge over the rive...
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The Clearing

Date: 1968
Description: Color view of The Clearing, a folk art school in Ellison Bay. A stone building and a log building are under a grove of trees.
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Grafton Hall

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Grafton Hall. In the foreground is a stone arch covered walkway between two buildings, and a courtyard. Caption reads: "Grafton Hall, Fond...
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Franksville School

Date: 1918
Description: Students and teachers posing for a group portrait at the entrance of their school. There is a bell tower on the roof. Caption reads: "Franksville, Wis."
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Ray T. Stemper Ski School

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Description: A group of ski instructors assembled for an outdoor group portrait. Text on reverse reads: "Every year thousands of students learn to ski in lessons fro...
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The Heart, Fond Du Lac, Wis. — Inside of Card

Date: 1907
Description: Inside of folded postcard-size card, with an illustration of two cherubs/angels on each side of a heart shape. Inside the heart is a glued and multi-folded...
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Graded School

Date: 02 21 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Graded School, Richfield, Wis. No. 1." A one story brick schoolhouse with a bell tower. Fences and fields are in the background. A si...
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North Primary School

Date: 1907
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...

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