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Capitol Park Entrance

Date: 1912
Description: This card which is postmarked 1912 shows the zinc statutes on the stone gateways near the sidewalk at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). Ori...
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Odd Fellow's Home

Date: 1912
Description: A large gathering of men and women stand outside the Odd Fellow's Home. There is a flagpole on the grounds with an American Flag among trees. People are po...
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Library and Fountain

Date: 1912
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...
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Mulberry Street

Date: 1912
Description: View down street towards houses on the right. Caption reads: "Mulberry Steret, Lake Mills, Wis."
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Resthaven

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of Resthaven, a sanitarium. Caption reads: "Resthaven, Waukesha, Wis."
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Sacred Heart College

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of Sacred Heart College. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart College, Watertown, Wis."
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Octagon House

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House. Caption reads: "The Octagon House. Built 1852 by Hon. John Richards on Richards Hill. Watertown, Wis."
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Northwestern College

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the dining hall at Northwestern University. Caption reads: "Dining Hall, Northwestern University, Watertown, Wis."
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High School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Watertown, Wis."
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Government Indian School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the main building. Caption reads: "Government Indian School, Main Building, Tomah, Wis."
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Bird's-Eye View, looking East, Neenah, Wis.

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view over town towards the lake. Signs on some of the buildings read: "Old Partner Tobacco"; "Wisconsin Bag & Burlap Co."; "M. Burstein [?] and As...
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Main Building: Wisconsin State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake

Date: 1912
Description: View of the main building at the Headquarters Camp State Board of Forestry at Trout Lake. This was the Headquarters of Field Instruction for Forest Ranger ...
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Bird's-Eye View of Eureka

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the town, with a church and dwellings, surrounded by fields. Caption reads: "Birds [sic] Eye View of Eureka, Wis."
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The First House in Fond du Lac, Wis., Built in 1837

Date: 1912
Description: Illustration of a log cabin with Native Americans and settlers gathered in front. Caption reads: "The First House in Fond du Lac, Wis., Built in 1837."
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M.E. Parsonage

Date: 1912
Description: Hand-colored view of the Methodist parsonage and its surrounding neighborhood. Caption reads: "M.E. Parsonage, Franksville, Wis."
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High School

Date: 1912
Description: View of the high school, a three-story brick building with arched windows on the second floor. Caption reads: "High School, Hartford, Wis."
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Residence of C.H. Lytton

Date: 1912
Description: View of a large private home with a manicured lawn, statue, and flower beds. Caption reads: "Residence of C.H. Lytton, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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Residence of A.C [sic] Bartlett

Date: 1912
Description: View of a large private home with flowery shrubs. Caption reads: "Residence of A.C [sic] Bartlett, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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A. Linn's Cottage, Woodland Park

Date: 1912
Description: View across lawn towards a cottage with a screened-in porch, and birch trees in front. Caption reads: "A. Linn's Cottage, Woodland Park, Long Lake, Wis."
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Sterling Court, University of Wisconsin

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Sterling Court. Handwritten on postcard are Varsity Apt's, Chadbourne Hall girls dormitory, and sorority signs marking buildings along the...

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