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Park Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View of Park Avenue. A street in a neighborhood with dwellings, sidewalks and trees, a horse and buggy waits at the curb. Caption reads: "Park Avenue, Appl...
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Prospect Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down tree-lined street in a neighborhood. Caption reads: "Prospect Street, Appleton, Wis."
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James Street in Columbus

Date: 1925
Description: Residence district of James Street. The view is of a wide street with houses on both sides. Caption reads: "James Street, Residence District, Columbus, Wis...
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Carl Schurz Home

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Carl Schurz home shortly before it was destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "Home of Hon. Carl Schurz, Watertown, Wis."
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Smith Residence

Date: 1915
Description: View across yard towards the Horatio Nelson Smith residence.
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Hotel Ogden

Date: 1901
Description: Hotel Ogden on East Wilson Street. This may be a view of the back. People are standing on the second story porch.
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Pierce Home

Date: 1960
Description: 625 W. Prospect Avenue, built in 1880 by H.J. Rogers.
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Residential Street

Date: 1908
Description: Angled view of the left side of a residential street lined with trees, probably taken in early spring. The home of A.H. Allyn is on the left. A covered fou...
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Plank Path through Backyard Garden

Date: 1907
Description: Backyard garden with a plank path bordered on one side by a wooden fence. A clothesline stretches across the yard from a fence post.
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Bird's-Eye View of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view of a residential neighborhood in Cedarburg. There is a church in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Birds [sic] Eye Vie...
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Panorama View of No. Fond du Lac

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Description: Elevated view of Fond du Lac, with a residential neighborhood in the foreground. Caption reads: "Panorama View of No. Fond du Lac, Wis."
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North Carroll Street

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Description: View down terrace on left side of North Carroll Street, lined with homes. Hitching posts are at the curb. Caption reads: "North Carroll Street, Madison, Wi...
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Center Street Looking East

Date: 07 15 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Center Street Looking East, Whitewater, Wis." Homes and trees on a street in a neighborhood. Passengers in an automobile are parked i...
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Freeman Street, Looking North

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Freeman Street, Looking North, Genoa Junction, Wis." Homes on an unpaved street in a tree-lined, residential neighborhood.
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Dunbar Avenue, Looking West

Date: 08 25 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Dunbar Avenue, looking West, Waukesha, Wis." An unpaved road with curb and sidewalks in a residential neighborhood with trees. There ...
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West Side Park Avenue

Date: 09 17 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "West Side Park Ave., Prairie Du Sac, Wis." Dwellings inside fenced yards on an unpaved street with sidewalks. There are many large tr...
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Residence Scenery

Date: 1907
Description: Text on the front reads: "Residence Scenery, Seymour, Wis." Handwritten on the back: "Residence of Dr. Hittner, about the turn of the century, 1900-1910." ...
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Residence Street

Date: 07 16 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Residence Street, Seymour, Wis." A neighborhood with the home of Dr. Hittner in the center. The street is unpaved with sidewalks and...
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Small Town Neighborhood

Date: 10 29 1906
Description: View from a hillside towards a woman walking on an unpaved neighborhood street in a small town, with dwellings and trees on both sides. Along the horizon a...
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Bird's Eye View of Weyauwega

Date: 11 13 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Birds Eye View of Weyauwega, Wis." Elevated view of the town with a neighborhood in the foreground. A street runs diagonally towards ...

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