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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | State Normal School. A group of men are standing in the tall grass in the left foreground. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Normal School located on Main Street in Whitewater. Text reads: Dec. 9 "Dear Duan(??): How would you like to trade schools? This is where I... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Large trees grace the lawn of the State Normal School located on Main Street. Albert Salisbury, the first president of the school, envisioned the campus as... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the gymnasium for the State Normal School. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Oak Grove Cemetery entrance gate donated by George Esterly. The Esterly family lot is just inside the gate. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The octagon house. Text on back reads: Whitewater's octagon house is a frame one which dates back to 1855. The porch was added only a generation ago, the k... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down road towards the Whitewater Public Library. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View towards the fountain on the lawn in front of the library. Pedestrians are on the right. Caption reads: "Birge Memorial Fountain and White Memorial Lib... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View towards the fountain on the lawn in front of the library. Pedestrians are on the right. Caption reads: "Birge Memorial Fountain and White Memorial Lib... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the observatory. Caption reads: "Yerkes Observatory, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The entrance to Yerkes Observatory. Caption reads: "Entrance, Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, at Williams Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Yerkes Observatory. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Map of the United States with an imprint of Whitewater, Wisconsin and the title "The Only Town on the Map". It was published as a novelty. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Main Street looking east in Whitewater. Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking East, Whitewater, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over water towards Main Street with bridge. Caption reads: "Main St. in 1907, Whitewater, Wis." |
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