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| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Scene of the town of Alma from the Mississippi River. Alma and the bluffs along the Mississippi are in the far background. A paddle steamer can be seen flo... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of scenes from Alma. Three scenes from areas around Alma show the town along the Mississippi River, an elevated view of the river bet... |
| Date: | 01 20 1914 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a geological formation called "Natural Bridge" in Natural Bridge State Park. |
| Date: | 10 02 1914 |
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| Description: | View across street of shops and other buildings along Main Street. A buggy is driving down the road. There is a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Vi... |
| Date: | 08 03 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Mississippi River and bluffs near Alma. A docked paddle boat is near the shoreline. Caption reads: "A Scene from the River, Alma,... |
| Date: | 08 02 1916 |
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| Description: | Colorized photographic postcard from across a street of the high school. There is a stone wall in front of the school, and a steep hill behind. Caption rea... |
| Date: | 04 12 1907 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an aerial view of town looking North. The Mississippi River is on the left. |
| Date: | 03 15 1906 |
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| Description: | Picture postcard view of the Buffalo County Court House and Buffalo County Training School. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Map from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Soil Survey shows the soil types in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. The township and range grid, towns, sections, citie... |
| Date: | 1800 |
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| Description: | Map shows plat of the town Alma and the Mississippi River. Streets running horizontally begin at the top with "SIXTH STREET" and end with "MAIN STREET." St... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of a snow-covered hillside with a farm below. |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking down at wagons and crowd gathering for McCormick Day parade. "McCormick Day" was a promotional device sponsored by the McCormick Harv... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across yard towards four men washing a surrey using metal buckets in front of a stable. A boy wearing a suit, necktie and straw hat is standing behind... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of two boys near a post at the side of two sets of railroad tracks. The boys are watching an oncoming train. On the right is a steep... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a house on the banks of the Mississippi River at the base of rocky bluffs. Probably located between Alma and Nelson, along Beef S... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Fountain City and the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis." |
| Date: | 07 22 1906 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk and street towards the Fountain City fire of July 22, 1906. Smoke is billowing from a downtown building. Several onlookers are watching ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River. There is a steamer at the dock on the far shoreline. Hills in the background are reflected in the water. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Fountain City, with a steep bluff in the background. In the foreground is a street corner with a drugstore and other storefronts. There ar... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Fountain City, with the Mississippi River on the right, and hills in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis." |
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