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Wisconsin's First Aviation Fatality

Date: 09 05 1913
Description: Wisconsin's first air fatality was P.C. Davis, an exhibition pilot from Chicago, who died as a result of injuries sustained during an aerial performance in...
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Range Camp in Camp Douglas

Date: 1915
Description: Entrance to Range Camp. Caption reads: "Entrance to Range Camp, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Road through Camp Douglas

Date: 1905
Description: Unpaved road in downtown Camp Douglas. There is a bluff in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Camp Douglas, Wisconsin."
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View across Main Street towards the left side of the street. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the curbs. Caption reads: "Elroy, Wisconsin."
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Elroy from a Train

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view above railroad cars towards downtown Elroy. Caption reads: "Partial View Elroy Wis."
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Lone Rock Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View across street and railroad tracks toward the railroad depot in Lone Rock. A man is standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Depot at Lone Rock, Wis."
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Street Scene in Lone Rock

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved street in Lone Rock. A building on the right has a sign painted on the side that reads: "Monona House". Caption reads: "St. Scene Lone Ro...
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Elevated View of Union Center

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Union Center, with fields and bluffs in the background. Caption reads: "Union Center, Wis."
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Street Scene

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Description: View across intersection towards storefronts on the left. On the corner is the Post Office, and further down are signs for the "Exide Battery Station," and...
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Cash Block

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Description: View of front of the Cash Block, with one person standing in front of the building.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank

Date: 1910
Description: View of front of Farmers & Merchants Bank on a street corner. Other businesses in view include a law office and bakery. Three men are standing in front of ...
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Pearl Street

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Description: View of Pearl Street includes a horse-drawn carriage, a bank, other commercial buildings, and a man standing on the street corner. Caption reads: "Pearl St...
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Street View

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Description: View down unpaved street. There is a bank on the corner on the left, and people are standing on the sidewalks.
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Looking North on Main Street

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Description: Colorized postcard of Main Street. On the left is E.J. Anthony, Barber, with a barber pole in front of the building. Other businesses can be seen, many wit...
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Castle Rock Modern Cabins

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Description: Black and white postcard of cabins in front of a bluff, perhaps Castle Rock. A larger building is visible to the right. Text on bottom reads: "Castle Rock ...
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Target Bluff and House

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Description: Black and white postcard of a two-story house in front of Target Bluff. In the foreground, railroad tracks and a low fence can be seen. Many trees surround...
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Union Railroad Depot

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Union Railroad depot. A railroad worker stands on the tracks, one man walks on the platform with his baggage and two men sit on a...
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Freight and Passenger Depot

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Description: Photographic postcard of the freight and passenger depot. A young man stands on the platform, and a man can be seen entering the United States Express Comp...
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Just Arrived

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Description: Photographic postcard of passenger train cars that have just arrived. A crowd of people are lined up waiting for the passengers to disembark, and some are ...
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Infantry on the Hike

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Description: Postcard printed in brown ink of a line of soldiers in uniform hiking in a column. They have bedrolls over their shoulders. Towards the rear are soldiers o...

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