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Vaughn Library

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Vaughn Library building, built of brick in 1888 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was supported by retail, apartments and offices located on ...
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Coloma Business District

Date: 1910
Description: View down sidewalk on right side of the business district. There is an awning that reads "Restaurant" and "Fine Confectionary". Horses and a horse-drawn wa...
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Madison Avenue, South Side

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "South Side, Madison Ave. at Grantsburg, Wis." View across road towards pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons at the curb.
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St. Vincent's Hospital

Date: 1904
Description: View across street toward the hospital, with horses and carriages along the curb in the foreground. Caption reads: "St. Vincent's Hospital, Green Bay, Wis....
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Grand Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards the Grand Hotel, with a stagecoach in front. Caption reads: "Grand Hotel, Janesville, Wis."
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Pabst German Stadt Theater

Date: 1891
Description: Lithograph view of The Pabst German Stadt Theater on Oneida Street in Milwaukee, Wis.
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Walworth County Courthouse

Date: 1873
Description: Slightly elevated engraved view of the Walworth County Courthouse. In the foreground a man is riding a horse along the street. Pedestrians are on the groun...
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Hotel Fortney

Date: 1907
Description: View of Hotel Fortney, with a horse-drawn stagecoach parked outside. Caption reads: "Hotel Fortney, Viroqua, Wis."
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Main Street, Looking West

Date: 1907
Description: View along sidewalk of Main Street, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and walking across the street. Storefronts line both sides of the street. Caption read...
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Street Scene during the Berry Season

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view over rooftops towards a main street during berry season. Horse-drawn wagons are gathered further down the street near an intersection. The Mo...
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Main Street

Date: 1912
Description: View down street, with a trolley coming up the left side. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Main Street, Shawano, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of unpaved street. Caption reads: "Main St., Looking South, Shawano, Wis."
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River Falls

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from roof of Main Street. Horse-drawn vehicles line the curb on the opposite side of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wi...
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Case Residence

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view across street towards the Case Residence. People are in a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground.
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Milwaukee County Buildings

Date: 1870
Description: Old Milwaukee County Court House and adjoining buildings as they appeared from 1836 to 1870. Scene also shows pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.
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View of Town

Date: 1900
Description: Dr. Jesse Rowley is driving the buggy on the road. Dr. Rowley was a co-founder of the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Peopl...
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Commission House District

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Lower Broadway with horse-drawn vehicles on both sides of the road. A long red building is in the left foreground angling to the right. A ...
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1904
Description: View of the courthouse taken from across the street. A horse and carriage is parked along the curb on the right. Caption reads: "Court House, Milwaukee."
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of Grand Avenue. Several horse-drawn vehicles are on the road and pedestrians are along the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Milwaukee. Gr...
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1907
Description: Wisconsin Street, looking west from the Post Office. Includes the Pabst building, the Wells Building and the Pfister Hotel. Caption reads: "Wisconsin St., ...

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