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Wrecked Safety Island

Date: 12 17 1931
Description: Wrecked pedestrian safety island, University Avenue and Francis Street, struck by the Rev. George E. Hunt.
Postcard

Bridge in Darlington

Date: 1935
Description: View toward bridge and hill. The bridge has lampposts. Buildings are on a hill in the background. Caption reads: "Bridge and Hill, Darlington, Wis."
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Street Gathering

Date: 1914
Description: Five men stand on a city street surrounded by onlookers, perhaps a parade or some other public event. Two of the men in the street are carrying photography...
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Bridge Over Crawfish River

Date: 1940
Description: The bridge over Crawfish River. Buildings are on the other side of the bridge.
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Boating in Kosciusko Park

Date: 07 19 1914
Description: Individuals boating in the Kosciusko Park lagoon, with onlookers sitting on the bank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Boating, Kosciusko Park".
Postcard

Calumet Club

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Description: View across street towards a red brick building with a flag pole in the yard on the left. A small stone block that reads "Calumet" is on the sidewalk. Capt...
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Freshwater Swimming Pool at Playland

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Description: View of an outdoor freshwater swimming pool, which opened in 1928. Two people lean over the fence to look into the pool and, behind them, a building with ...
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Park

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Description: View of a park featuring a residential-type shelter. Lampposts and benches stand on the lawn.
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Fountain in Bienville Park

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Description: View of Bienville Park. Men and women sit on park benches around a cast iron fountain with an acanthus leaf motif, added to the park in the 1890's. Buildin...
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Entrance to Balboa

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Description: Men and women walk and drive down a street leading to the entrance of Balboa Park, established in 1868. Beyond the entrance stands the California Tower and...
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Recital at Balboa Park

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Description: Elevated view toward spectators sitting in seats during an organ recital using one of the world's largest outdoor pipe organs at Balboa Park, established i...
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District Administration Building

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view across plaza of the Archangel District Administration Building.
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Street Scene

Date: 1927
Description: A view of downtown Thorp. Lampposts lining the street on both sides. Cars parked at the curbs on both sides. A couple cars driving away down the street. On...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1909
Description: View across unpaved road of the Congregational Church. The wooden, one-story church has a weather vane above the belfry, which has a tall, roofed peak. The...
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Fire Department

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Description: Five men posed on a firetruck in the middle of a street in a business district. Storefronts are in the background on the left and right.
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Barron Motel and Overnight Trailer Park

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Description: View across lawn towards the exterior of a motel. A station wagon parked in front of one of the units.
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Blind Man with White Cane

Date: 2013
Description: A blind man with a white cane waits on the corner of 7th & Cass Streets. He is wearing jeans, a denim jacket, blaze orange hat and boots. Snow is piled on ...
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Workmen and the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman

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Description: View down street towards men at work on a boarded-up building on a street corner. A city bus enters the street on the left. In the background is the Cathed...
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Battalion Marching up Langdon Street

Date: 1900
Description: A military Battalion marching up Langdon Street. The Memorial Union is on the left behind trees.
Postcard

Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank

Date: 1950
Description: Color postcard of the Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank. The building was designed by Louis H. Sullivan and constructed in 1919 of Crawfordsville brick an...

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