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Bijou Theater

Date: 1900
Description: The Bijou Theater with a horse and carriage parked in front of it. There is a law office above the theater and a jeweler's store beside it.
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View across pond looking towards the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View looking uphill towards the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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French Trading Post Site

Date: 1920
Description: Site where the first French trading post in Wisconsin was built at the fork of the Fond du Lac River in 1787. The site is located near the city's gas plant...
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Galloway House

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Description: Edwin Galloway house.
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Galloway House Museum

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Description: Galloway House Museum and flower-laden lawn on a sunny, summer day. Large oak trees stand to the left and right of the museum. Two benches, a bird bath, ...
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Stubby Sentinel

Date: 1954
Description: View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore.
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Octagon House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view from street of the Octagon house, with trees in the yard.
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Colonel Elihu Phillips Home

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of Colonel Elihu Phillips home, built in 1854.
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Main Street Looking North from Forest Avenue

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Description: Elevated view of the Lewis House. In the foreground men are sitting in horse-drawn wagons in the street.
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Spanish War Monument

Date: 1936
Description: View of a boulevard containing a Spanish war memorial statue. The plaque on the statue's base reads: "Memorial to those who served in the war with Spain, 1...
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Pioneer Military Road Marker

Date: 1950
Description: "Pioneer Military Road - 1835 - Fort Howard, Greenbay - To Fort Crawford, Prairie Du Chien - Erected by Col. C.R. Pier Circle - Ladies of C.A.R. 1931."
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St. Louis Catholic Church

Date: 1945
Description: View of St. Louis Catholic Church.
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
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Children Posing with New Car

Date: 1909
Description: Children of William A. Titus posed at the family model T Ford automobile, the first such car purchased in Fond du Lac County.
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Fond du Lac, Wis.

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of central Fond Du Lac. Lake Winnebago is in the distance. Churches and other buildings are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Fond du Lac, W...
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Main Street South from 4th Avenue

Date: 1916
Description: View of Main Street lined with businesses, and street car tracks running down the center. Three dentist offices are on the left. Caption reads: "Main Stree...
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Main Street, looking North from Sheboygan Street

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Description: View of Main Street with the Retlaw Theater on the right. Automobiles and street car tracks are in the center of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, l...
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St. Agnes' Hospital

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Description: St. Agnes Hospital — a three-story stone and red brick building with a bell tower. Caption reads: "St. Agnes' Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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St. Mary's Springs Sanitarium

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Description: St. Mary's Springs Sanitarium — two stone buildings. One with turrets, and the other with a balcony. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Springs Sanitarium, near Fo...

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