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Septima Clark with the Freedom Bell

Date: 10 1984
Description: Septima Clark poses in front of the Freedom Bell.
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International Shrine of the Father Kingdom

Date: 1964
Description: Text on reverse reads: "International Shrine of the Father Kingdom. International Schoenstatt Retreat Center. W284 N698 Cherry Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188." A...
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Little Glass Church

Date: 1987
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto. Little Glass Church ca 1930-1934. Located on Highway 71, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 27, 9 miles north of S...
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Graded School

Date: 09 11 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Graded School, Schleisingerville, Wis." A brick schoolhouse with arched windows and entrance, also a large belfry and ornate chimney....
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Saint Ann's Catholic Church

Date: 1916
Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Saint Ann's Catholic Church, Saxon, Wis." Built in 1909, the church is still serving the needs of the community today. In recent y...
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St. Mary of the Angels

Date: 1907
Description: A stone Chapel, St. Mary of the Angels has an ornate entrance and a belfry. Decorated steps, a lawn and trees can be seen.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "First Congregational Church. Ripon, Wis." The church was built in 1865 of limestone. It has a tall steeple with a bell and a clock an...
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Public School

Date: 09 02 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Public School, Ridgeway, Wis." A two-story clapboard building with a belfry, surrounded by a lawn with sidewalks. Dwellings can be se...
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City Hall

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "City Hall, Ripon, Wis." View across public square towards a brick building with ornate exterior decorations and a bell tower with a b...
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Lake Mills High School

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of a two-story brick school building with a bell tower. Flower beds are on the lawn, and houses and buildings are in the backgro...
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Steamboat Annie Laurie

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Description: View across water towards the front left side of the Steamboat Annie Laurie. There is a man inside the pilot house, and the roof bell has what appea...
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Northern Railroad Engine at McCormick Works

Date: 1906
Description: Northern Railroad Engine on railroad tracks at McCormick Works, parked in front of the closed doors of a building.
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Northern Railroad Engine at McCormick Works

Date: 1906
Description: Northern Railroad Engine outdoors on railroad tracks at McCormick Works.
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Firefighters Posing with Ambulance

Date: 03 23 1929
Description: Two firefighters are standing next to a fire department ambulance parked outside the open doorway of a Fire Department building. Another man is standing in...
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Iowa State College Campanile

Date: 07 21 1928
Description: View across lawn towards a building at Iowa State College.
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Pipers Garden Cafeteria

Date: 10 04 1930
Description: Pipers garden cafeteria, 120 East Mifflin Street.
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Stebbins House

Date: 1904
Description: A group is posing in front of a two-story wood frame house with a lower wing at left. Mae von der Sump is standing near a column at the left of steps leadi...
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Browning School

Date: 12 15 1904
Description: Children of a range of ages are standing with their teacher in front of the Browning School. The children are well-dressed in winter clothes. The school is...
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At the Wedding

Date: 06 27 1906
Description: A large group of well-dressed men, women and children posing beside the small wood frame Von der Sump farmhouse. There is a canopy decorated with greenery ...
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Belmont Hotel Barber Shop

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Parakeets Mike and Mac perching in their playground in the Belmont Hotel's barbershop. The wooden jungle gym that is sitting on top of their cage includes ...

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