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| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View of St. Mary's Institute in 1872, and a view of St. Mary's College in 1922. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View of Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. "The grounds where this sanitarium stands was the site of Gen. Taylor's headquarters at Fort Crawford in 1832. It was ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Praire du Chien Sanitarium. Caption reads: "Sanitarium, Prairie du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | D. Scanlon house with small, enclosed porch, on N. Beaumont Street. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View from Brisbois Point. Prairie du Chien lies below, and beyond the Mississippi River rise Iowa's hills. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards North First Street showing the Brisbois house (center). |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Reservoir Bluff to the east of the town. The bluffs of Iowa can be seen in the distance. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Brisbois Bluff of town, Mississippi River, and hills beyond. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Villa Louis on the Mississippi River, and adjacent buildings. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View looking toward old Diamond Jo Warehouse, before the bridge was built. Caption reads: "Mississippi River and Prairie du Chien, Wis., from Iowa Side". |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the north side of town, from high on the bluff. Caption reads: "'Birdseye' No. End Prairie Du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View along curving railroad tracks towards town, with the river along the right. St. Mary's Academy is among trees in the center. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of the Burlington Railroad tracks south of the city, near Campion College. Dwellings are across a field, and snow-covered bluffs are in the background... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior of warehouse, which was formerly a five story grain elevator. This building stood downstream from the Diamond Jo warehouse. A section of the Missi... |
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