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Buena Vista House

Date: 1940
Description: View across street towards the inn, with three cars parked in front. There is a "Chicken & Steak Dinner" sign, as well as a "Schlitz" beer sign. The cobbl...
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1895
Description: View from road of the Buena Vista House. There is a utility pole in front with many wires attached. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R....
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Nelson Catlin Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated illustration of a farmhouse, with fences around it, a cowboy on horseback overseeing cattle, and a horse-drawn carriage on the street in front of ...
Drawing

W.H. Conger Residence

Date: 1873
Description: View of a farmstead with multiple pine trees. A road is in foreground with a carriage driven by two horses, and a man in the carriage. A dog runs in front ...
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Elkhorn County Buildings Through Trees

Date: 1910
Description: View of buildings through barren trees. There are patches of snow on the ground. Caption reads: "County Buildings, Elkhorn, Wis".
Drawing

B.B. Davis Residence

Date: 1873
Description: View of an estate covered with various plants and trees. Two people stand on a sidewalk in front of the distant estate, looking towards it. Two horses dra...
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High School in Elkhorn

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of a high school with trees on either side.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1905
Description: Methodist church.
Postcard

Octagon House

Date: 1930
Description: Elderkin octagon house. Caption reads: "Octagon House, Elkhorn, Wis."
Photograph

Octagon House

Date: 1936
Description: West elevation of the Octagon house.
Photograph

Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: Octagon house.
Postcard

Public School

Date: 1920
Description: Elkhorn High School and its bell tower. Caption reads: "Public School. Elkhorn, Wis."
Photograph

Spring Prairie Church

Date: 1925
Description: Spring Prairie Church.
Photograph

John Philbick Webster House

Date: 1950
Description: John Philbrick Webster House. Built in 1836, the building served as the federal land grant office and courthouse. The composer Joseph Philbrick Webster use...
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Lake Geneva Pier

Date: 1885
Description: View down pier towards shoreline and building at Lake Geneva at Montague's and Porter's resort, later W.F. Furbecks, at the site of Fontana Park or Buena V...
Photograph

Fraser House

Date: 1935
Description: Front view of the James Fraser house.
Photograph

Esterly Harvesting Machine Company

Date: 1890
Description: Esterly Harvesting Machine Company looking north across Milwaukee Street. Buildings shown include the Packing and Shipping Department (far left), the Paint...
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State Normal School

Date: 1870
Description: State Normal School. A group of men are standing in the tall grass in the left foreground.
Print

State Normal School

Date: 1878
Description: State Normal School in Whitewater.
Photograph

State Normal School

Date: 1881
Description: State Normal School in Whitewater.

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