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People with Flags Posing in front of House

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Description: Photographic postcard of group of people posing in front of a two-story wooden home with a large porch on which American Flags are displayed. A windmill st...
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Aerial View of Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 04 12 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of an aerial view of town looking North. The Mississippi River is on the left.
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Freight and Passenger Depot

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Description: Photographic postcard of the freight and passenger depot. A young man stands on the platform, and a man can be seen entering the United States Express Comp...
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Elevated View of Bagley, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of town showing homes and businesses. A windmill is in the foreground. The school is on the far edge of town on the lef...
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The Farm Kitchen

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Description: Exterior view of The Farm Kitchen — a motel and restaurant. Bushes and flowers are planted along the drive.
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St. Marys Church, School and Parsonage

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of the church, with a parsonage on the left and a school on the right. A fenced-in field is across the street and an automobile ...
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Group of People Posed at Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of a family posed on a hill in front of a farm, with farmhouse, outbuildings, and a windmill. The family is gathered on a hill i...
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Views of Brandon, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: Photographic postcard of a collage of 5 views of Brandon including; Washington St., Public Square, Times Office, High School, and Depot & Park.
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C. M. & St. P. Depot

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view of the depot and train with passengers on the platform. A large windmill is in the background. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. P. De...
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Scene at Browntown

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Description: Photographic postcard view of an intersection with commercial buildings on both corners. Several horses and carts are on the street, and a windmill is in t...
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"Dawn Manor," Lower Dells

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard view from the road of Dawn Manor, at Lower Dells, Lake Delton. The Dawn Manor is a small "gothic" house on the Dell View Hotel ground...
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Water Tower

Date: 04 10 1914
Description: View of a group of people posing in front of the water tower. There is a windmill nearby on the right side. Caption reads: "Water Tower, Dodgeville, Wis."
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De Visch Windmill Park

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Description: Because of the predominate Dutch background of people in the Cedar Grove area, it was decided by the Cedar Grove Booster Club to perpetuate this heritage w...
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Diefenthaler's Shorr

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Description: Hand-colored view of Diefenthaler's Shorr Resort at Cedar Lake. The view across the lake is of buildings behind trees, a sailboat at the dock, a rowboat at...
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Timmer's Resort, Cedar Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored view across field towards Timmer's Resort, with a water tower and a windmill in the background. There is an automobile parked by a fence in th...
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M.E. Church

Date: 1905
Description: Hand-colored view of the Methodist Episcopal Church on Portland Avenue. Cedar Creek flows behind it. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Cedarburg, Wis."
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Panorama of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored panoramic view of Cedarburg. Dwellings and green space in the foreground. A commercial street running through the center. A windmill is on the...
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Market Day

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Description: Elevated view of market day in the town square, crowded with people, horses and carts. A row of commercial buildings is across the square, and a windmill i...
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Main Street, Centuria

Date: 1920
Description: View down center of Main Street. The State Bank is in the foreground on the right. A hardware store and hotel are on the left. There is a windmill in the d...
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Resident Street, Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: Hand-colored photomechanical view of a residential neighborhood with a large house on the corner. Trees line the street, and there is a windmill on the lef...

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