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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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Pettibone Peabody Retail Store

Date: 1909
Description: Front view of the Pettibone Peabody retail store. A large store with four stories situated on a corner. An automobile is at the curb and pedestrians on the...
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Downtown Baraboo

Date: 1908
Description: Downtown view of Baraboo featuring multiple buildings around the square, a monument, and a horse and buggy. Caption reads: "Sectional View of Baraboo, Wis....
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Downtown Beloit

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of downtown. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye view of Beloit."
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Crandon Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Caption reads: "Main Street, Crandon, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down center of unpaved Main Street with storefronts on both sides. A group of people are on the sidewalk on the right. Caption reads: "Main Street, Da...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across unpaved street towards storefronts on the right. There are horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians moving up and down the street. Caption reads: ...
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Main Street in Deerfield

Date: 1905
Description: View down side of unpaved Main Street in Deerfield, with a wooden sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Main Street, Deerfield, Wis." Handwritten note: "De...
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Weyauwega

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Weyauwega commercial district. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Weyauwega, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across Main Street. A streetcar is coming up the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking East, Watertown, 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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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: Panoramic View of Minocqua, Wis." A railroad bridge is in the foreground.
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Stark Street

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Stark St. Looking West, Randolph, Wis." Horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curb on the right.
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Horse-Drawn Buggy on Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Main Street looking west. Horse-drawn buggy on street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking West, Oconto, Wis."
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Views of Ashland

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Description: Four views of Ashland, including Ellis Avenue, the Chicago and North Western Depot, Northern Pacific and Omaha trains and West Second Street.
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Third Avenue Looking East

Date: 1917
Description: Colorized postcard view of the central business district. The street is lined with businesses and street lamps. A man and a dog are in front of the bank on...
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a parade going through the central business district. People in the parade are wearing helmets and riding horseba...
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Park Commercial St.

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Description: Colorized view of a park located in the central business district. Caption reads: "Park Commercial St., Brandon, Wis."
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James St., Looking West

Date: 1900
Description: View down center of street looking west along James Street. There are pedestrians and two horse-drawn carriages on the street. Caption reads: "James St., L...
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street from between wooden sidewalk on the left, and the unpaved street on the right. Further down are commercial buildings lining both side...

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