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Fountain on the Holy Ghost Church Grounds

Date: 1937
Description: View of fountain with a statue of a bird on top. There is a memorial to Christopher Columbus behind the fountain, and a church with a steeple in the backgr...
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Methodist Church

Date: 1920
Description: View across street towards a Methodist church. Caption reads: "Methodist Church, Hazel Green, Wis."
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St. Francis' Church

Date: 1900
Description: Caption reads: "St. Francis' Church, Hazel Green, Wis."
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Civil War Monument

Date: 1909
Description: A Civil War Monument and fountain in Lancaster. Caption reads: "Fountain in Honor of the Boys in Blue, Lancaster, Wis."
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City Hall

Date: 1915
Description: A view of City Hall, erected in 1883. Caption reads: "City Hall, Platteville, Wis."
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High School

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of an exterior view of the high school, which has a bell tower above the entrance. There is a small tree in the schoolyard. Caption r...
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Nelson Dewey Memorial State Park

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Description: Elevated, photographic postcard view of Nelson Dewey Memorial State Park. There are railroad tracks in the foreground; the Mississippi River is in the back...
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Cordova Castle in Eagle Cave

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Description: Postcard view of rock structure known as Cordova Castle in Eagle Cave. Caption reads: "'Cordova Castle,' Eagle Cave, Highway 60, Muscoda, Wis."
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Inside of Grotto

Date: 1929
Description: Interior view of the Dickeyville Grotto. Caption reads: "Inside of Grotto at Dickeyville, Wis." The following description is printed on the back of the pos...
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Monument of Nelson Dewey

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Description: Postcard depicting the monument of Nelson Dewey. He has a long beard and sits in a chair on a pedestal. Trees are in the background. Text at the bottom re...
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Castle Rock near Fennimore

Date: 1906
Description: View of Castle Rock in the distance. In the foreground a woman is driving a horse-drawn carriage across a bridge. Caption reads: "Castle Rock near Fennimor...
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1908
Description: The Soldiers' Monument, first erected in the United States to the memory of the Union Soldiers. In the center on a lawn is a tall marble column with Old Ab...
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Memorial Fountain

Date: 1906
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the Memorial Fountain, with the Grant County Courthouse in the background. Caption reads: "Memorial Fountain erected May 30, 1906,...
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Monument to Wisconsin's First Governor, Nelson Dewey

Date: 1907
Description: A monument to Nelson Dewey featuring a sculpture of him seated on a chair on top of a pedestal. He is holding a pen in his right hand. Caption reads: "Monu...

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