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Zion's Church

Date: 1900
Description: Colorized view of the church. Caption reads: "Zion's Church, Sparta, Wis."
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Monroe County Courthouse

Date: 1940
Description: View across lawn with trees toward the courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Sparta, Wis."
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Court Street in Sparta, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Court Street in Sparta.
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1920
Description: View toward the front of the library. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Sparta, Wis."
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Montgomery Street Bridge Damage

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking west down road towards the bridge. The roadway is damaged in two spots, leaving large gaps. The walls of the bridge are still intact. Traffic barri...
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Sparta Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the Sparta Public Library. Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "Carnegie bldg., 1903, cost $12,000. Architects, Schick & Rot...
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Large Round Barn

Date: 05 31 1965
Description: Exterior view of a farm with a round barn. A truck and farmhouse is behind and to the left in a grove of trees.
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Wisconsin National Guard Officers

Date: 1910
Description: Assembled group of Wisconsin National Guard officers at Camp McCoy. A few tents can be seen in the background at right.
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Court Street

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Description: View from street of the Court Street neighborhood. On the left are a church and houses. There is a fire hydrant in the foreground, and nearby parked near t...
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View of Camp Robinson Light Artillery

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Description: View of Camp Robinson towards an open area with cannons grouped together in the center between rows of horses under shelters. There are wagons on the right...
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Carnegie Library in Sparta

Date: 1911
Description: View from street of the Carnegie Library. A boy is standing on the stone steps that lead up to the arched entrance which has two round windows and a datest...
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Camp McCoy

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Description: Elevated view of Fort McCoy with rows of tents among trees. There is a row of automobiles parked in the center, and a row of barracks on the left. Caption ...
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P.L. Wegner Summer Home

Date: 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "P.L. Wegner Summer Home. S.T.H. 71. Sparta, Wisc." The Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto aka The Glass Chapel, a concrete structure with a...
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Little Glass Church

Date: 1987
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto. Little Glass Church ca 1930-1934. Located on Highway 71, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 27, 9 miles north of S...
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Ship Bremen

Date: 1987
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto. Ship Bremen 1930. Located on Highway 71, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 27, 9 miles north of Sparta, WI. One o...

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