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Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of the Church.
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Cole Hotel

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Cole Hotel. The building features two stories, a painted sign, and a balcony. On the utility pole, there is an advertisement for the 1921 f...
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Hotel Byer

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Byer, which features two stories, a balcony, a porch, and two hanging signs on utility poles.
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Justinger Building

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Description: View across unpaved street of a storefront.
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Saint Paul's Lutheran Church and Town Hall

Date: 1931
Description: A tree near the city hall. The church, with a bell tower, is nearby in the background.
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down an unpaved road towards a central business district.
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Business District

Date: 1922
Description: Edward Moe General Merchandise which offers groceries, dry goods, shoes, hardware, automotive supplies, Red Crown gasoline, Red Seal dry batteries, and Mob...
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down the curved unpaved street. Two men and a dog stand under the awning of a shop on the left. Another group of men are posed near a car parked outsi...
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Main Street Looking East

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Description: View down Main Street. There is a bank on the right and a 5&10 cent store on the left. Horse-drawn wagons and carriages are along the unpaved street. In th...
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Bird's Eye View of Norwalk

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Description: View from hill looking down across field toward town. Rolling hills are in the background.
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Birds Eye View

Date: 1921
Description: View of Norwalk looking down from a hill. Farm fields and forests surround the town.
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Norwalk Street Scene

Date: 1927
Description: Street scene down middle of street, with businesses on both sides. A hotel, the post office, and a hardware store are on the left. A mercantile, ice cream ...
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Farmer's State Bank

Date: 1914
Description: View from street of the facade of the Farmer's State Bank. The cornerstone of the building says "1913". A group of men sit on a bench in front of a store o...
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Water Street

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Description: View down Water Street which is lined with sidewalks and residential houses. In the foreground on both sides of the road are small wooden bridges along the...
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Rail Road Street

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Description: View across Rail Road Street with businesses on the right and horses and carts on the left. On the opposite side of the street is a hotel. There are hitchi...
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Depot and Yards

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Description: View down middle of two railroad tracks towards the railroad depot. Freight cars are on another set of railroad tracks on the left, and in the far backgrou...
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Shennington Depot

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks and across road towards the depot. A sign posted at the crossing says: Look Out for the Cars." A man with a small child is standi...
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Court Street

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Description: View from street of the Court Street neighborhood. On the left are a church and houses. There is a fire hydrant in the foreground, and nearby parked near t...
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Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down center of Main Street. On the left is the Hotel Lewis, with a columned porch and awnings above the second-story windows. Further down the street ...
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Sparta Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View of Main Street from its intersection with Oak Street. On the left corner is a bank and two drug stores. On the right are two restaurants and a shoe sh...

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