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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The 40-inch telescope of the University of Chicago Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The object-glass has a diameter of 40... |
| Date: | 08 19 1948 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Telescope with 40 in. Lens, Largest in the World. Williams Bay on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin." On reverse: "The 40 inch telescope of the ... |
| Date: | 08 01 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Athletic Field, Young Men's Christian Association Camp. Lake Geneva, Wis." A group of young men exercise on on a large athletic f... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago at Williams Bay, Wisconsin." Founded in 1892 by astronomer George Ellery Hale and fin... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Fairhaven - Whitewater, Wisconsin. 'Where You Add Life to Your Years.'" On the reverse: "Fairhaven–Whitewater, Wisconsin–is being cre... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Whitewater Lake Inn - Hwy. 89 - Whitewater, Wis." On reverse: "Whitewater Lake Inn. Excellent Food - Steaks - Chicken - Sea Foods. Co... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Green Shutters Tea Room and Antique Shop, Whitewater Wis." The brick, Italianate style building surrounded by a lawn, trees and s... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Birge Fountain. Whitewater, Wis." The Neoclassical-style Birge Fountain, located in Flat Iron Park. Mythical figures decorate the foo... |
| Date: | 07 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "English Lutheran Church, Whitewater, Wis." A limestone church built in the Romanesque Revival style, surrounded by trees, lawns, side... |
| Date: | 06 25 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "State Normal School, Whitewater, Wis." Called "Old Main," this building was built in 1868 and destroyed in a fire in 1970. In the for... |
| Date: | 06 21 1916 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "'Playgrounds,' Whitewater, Wis." Two girls, and three boys with a bicycle are in a grass covered playground with swings, slides, sees... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin." The downtown area with buildings, storefronts and sidewalks. Signs read: "Wisconsin Gas and Elec... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin." The downtown area with buildings, storefronts and sidewalks along Main Street. Automobiles are o... |
| Date: | 08 28 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Whitewater, Wis." Elevated view over water towards the downtown area, with buildings and storefronts along Main Street w... |
| Date: | 11 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "College Entrance, State Teachers College, Whitewater, Wis." Simplified illustration, based on a photograph, of "Old Main" on the Wh... |
| Date: | 08 17 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Baldwin Street, Sharon, Wisc." An unpaved street with railroad tracks crossing in the foreground. A sign near a pavilion on the left ... |
| Date: | 12 31 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Grace Street, Sharon, Wis." A tree-lined, unpaved street with homes on both sides. There are sidewalks and lawns in front of the home... |
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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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| Description: | View of the central business district with the street ending at the lakefront. Automobiles are moving up and down the street, one pulling a boat on a trail... |
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| Description: | Three views of the Walworth II excursion boat and its mail delivery service. Text on reverse reads: "The Walworth II provides daily mail service in the sum... |
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