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Evangelical Church

Date: 05 31 1965
Description: Elevated view of Evangelical United Brethren church in the vicinity of Highway T.
Map or Atlas

Tomah, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Tomah.
Photograph

Wilton

Date: 1900
Description: Wilton from across fields.
Postcard

View of Tomah, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of street in Tomah. Caption reads: "Looking North from Fountain, Tomah, Wis."
Postcard

View Down Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Masked view down main street, with a bakery in the right foreground.
Postcard

Superior Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Superior Avenue, with the Tomah Hardware store in the left foreground. A number of pedestrians and horse-drawn sleds and vehicles are in t...
Postcard

Frog Shop

Date: 
Description: View across road toward buildings, including a water tower. Caption reads: "Frog Shop, Tomah, Wis."
Postcard

Masonic Temple

Date: 1910
Description: View across intersection toward a Masonic temple.
Photograph

Montgomery Street Bridge Damage

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking west down road towards the bridge. The roadway is damaged in two spots, leaving large gaps. The walls of the bridge are still intact. Traffic barri...
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background.
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking Northwest. Workers are standing on the right next to the exposed drainage pipes in the damaged bridge. Sheets and quilts are covering the entranc...
Photograph

Water Street Bridge Repair

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets.
Photograph

Cars Parked on Main Street

Date: 1927
Description: Main Street with several cars parked along the curb. A curbside Red Crown gas pump is visible at the right near the O.W. Schuele Hardware store, and people...
Photograph

Aerial View of the Veterans Hospital at Tomah

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: Aerial view of the Veterans Hospital at Tomah.
Photograph

Sparta Public Library

Date: 
Description: Exterior view from road of the Sparta Public Library. Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "Carnegie bldg., 1903, cost $12,000. Architects, Schick & Rot...
Photograph

Former Storefronts

Date: 10 1980
Description: Former storefronts, Main Street at Walker Street.
Photograph

Street Scene

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

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...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Sparta-Camp Douglas Territory

Date: 1912
Description: This map shows the area around Fort McCoy, labeled "U.S. Military Reservation," and Camp Douglas in the Sparta-Tomah region. Road, railroads, towns, cities...
Postcard

Stage Coach

Date: 1863
Description: Photographic postcard of a stagecoach pulled by four horses in the road in front of a harness shop. Two men sit in the upper seat. A handful of people stan...

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