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Students Conducting Scientific Research

Date: 1900
Description: Downer College students working in a laboratory in which a human skeleton, a frog, a bat and stuffed birds are displayed.
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Town View near Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: Buildings and storefronts in town near bridge and river.
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Visitors to the Iron Ridge Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Visitors, dressed in their Sunday best, contrast with the rough garb of the miners. Left to right, miners were: Charles Kanass, Robert "Beaver" Smith (hold...
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"Bryan Day" at Milwaukee Road Depot

Date: 1905
Description: A large crowd at the Milwaukee Road depot, perhaps to greet William Jennings Bryan on the incoming train. The malthouse can be seen in the distance.
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T.S. Johnson Home

Date: 1900
Description: View across yard towards the Johnson family sitting on steps of their house at 110 Grove Street. A horse and buggy is parked in the front yard. Mrs. Johnso...
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Industrial Sector

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, from cotton mill tower, Beaver Dam, Wis." Two churches are in the background, and there are smokestacks and a water tower n...
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View of River below Dam

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "River View below the Dam."
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Peerless Hotel (Downer College)

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn, planted with trees, towards the hotel. There are several people either standing or sitting among the trees. Caption reads: "Peerless Hote...
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High School

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards Horicon High School. A flag is flying from the tower on the roof.
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View of Theresa, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: View of Theresa, Wisconsin.
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Theresa, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: A view of Theresa, Wisconsin from a nearby hill.
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River Scene, Mayville, Wis.

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline towards a river with a dam in the distance. Caption reads: "River Scene, Mayville, Wis."
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Mayville Public School

Date: 1900
Description: The Mayville Public School.
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Mayville Public School

Date: 1900
Description: Mayville Public School. Caption reads: "Public School, Mayville, Wis."
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View of Mayville

Date: 1900
Description: View of Mayville across river.
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Frozen River Outside of Mayville

Date: 1900
Description: View of Mayville behind the frozen, snow-covered river.
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Elevated View of Randolph

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the south section of town as seen from a water tower.
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Public High School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a public high school A Group of people are standing on the sidewalk near the front steps. Caption reads: "Public High School, Randolph, Wi...
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Stark Street

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Stark St. Looking West, Randolph, Wis." Horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curb on the right.
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Mill

Date: 1905
Description: Two horse-drawn carts are parked near the mill. One horse-drawn cart is parked near a loading dock under a roof. On the left the road goes over a bridge, w...

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