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Postcard

Monroe County Courthouse

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

Montgomery Street Bridge

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: View from shoreline of bridge and stream.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Oak Street Bridge Collapse

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: View from water of bridge collapsed into the river, with the metal supports half submerged and the brick base crumbling. Dwellings can be seen along the hi...
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background.
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking Northwest. Workers are standing on the right next to the exposed drainage pipes in the damaged bridge. Sheets and quilts are covering the entranc...
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Repair

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets.
Photograph

Debris Under Water Street Bridge

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Behind the drugstore, looking downstream. The water under the bridge is full of construction debris.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Maneuver Area and Base Training Corps of the Second Army Maneuvers

Date: 1940
Description: This maps shows the areas in Monroe, Jackson, and Juneau counties, Wisconsin, where U.S. Army maneuvers were held in August 1940. Highways and roads, commu...
Photograph

Three Peaks on Highway 71

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: View across road and fields towards three wooded hill peaks. A roadside fence is in the foreground. Caption reads: "D.A. 36-268 — Three peaks on Hy.71 betw...
Postcard

Hotel Sydney

Date: 1942
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel Sydney - Sparta, Wis. European - Modern - Dining Room." View from intersection of a two-story hotel with three-story towers on ...

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