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Gloucester

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Description: Gloucester, the home of Winthrop Sargent, Mississippi's first governor was built in 1800 by David Williams.
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Winnie Davis Hall at the State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of Winnie Davis Hall, built in 1902. The ivy-covered stone building is part of Georgia State Normal School, founded in 1891.
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Monument Hotel Front Entrance

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Description: View of the Monument Hotel front entrance, featuring Greek columns, decorative foliage, and a fountain. An American flag flies from atop the building's cup...
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Smith Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: Smith Hall at Ripon College features a three-story porch, supported by columns and which shelters the entrance. Brackets add decoration to the roof. Vines ...
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Arch Bridge Over Red Cedar River

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Description: View of an arch bridge over the Red Cedar River. Forested shorelines surround the water.
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If Souls Could Always Dwell Above

Date: 1850
Description: Valentine's Day card with a center oval-framed image of a woman and a cherub leaning on an ornamental stone wall. A column with an ornate top is to the rig...
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Entrance to Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1946
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage fill the scene and it appears to be autumn. Stone pillars are on either si...
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Langdon Street, Looking Towards Science Hall

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Description: Black and white postcard of the north end of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society, and Langdon S...
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Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of streets, stores, the Bank of Bisbee, and dwellings built into the hillside. Pedestrians, automobiles, and horse-drawn vehicles are visible...
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General City View, Juneau, Alaska

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Description: General view of the city, built into a hillside. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1903. Published by Wint...
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City View

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Description: View across of a city across a harbor with mountains in the background. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1...
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Town Hall and Waterfall

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Description: View of Milford City Hall, built in 1916. A waterfall is visible in the foreground.
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Fred M. Schlimgen Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Fred M. Schlimgen of Madison, Wisconsin, designer and builder of memorial markers, with a landscape of classical buildings, a cloud-filled sk...
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Hospital at Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of front entrance of the Hospital building at The Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School. Climbing vines cover the exterior wall of th...
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The Propylaea

Date: 1901
Description: Souvenir playing card out of a full deck from the Pan-American Exposition. The Jack of Clubs displays a drawing of "The Propylaea," a large cathedral like ...
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Bascom Hall

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Description: The main edifice entrance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Sleeping Porch

Date: 1900
Description: A photograph bearing the caption "Sleeping Porch off Mother's [Louise (Mrs. Frank) Fargo's] Room" depicts a screened porch with turned balusters and a span...
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Frank B. Fargo House

Date: 1910
Description: View from street of Fargo house on Mulberry Street. A hammock and chair are on the open front porch. Foliage obscures the top of the tower on the left, but...
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Green Lake County Court House

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the facade of the Green Lake County Courthouse. An automobile is parked at the curb, and another automobile is in the side driveway.
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Historical and Art Museum

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Description: Ektochrome view of the museum. Corinthian columns are flanking the entrance, and vines are growing on the columns and facade of the building.

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