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Appleton Theatre, Oneida Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down sidewalk on the left with the theatre across the street on the right. Caption reads: "Oneida St. Appleton Theatre, Appleton, Wis."
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State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1930
Description: View of the State Fish Hatchery. Caption reads: "State Fish Hatchery, near Ashland, Wis."
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Hile House

Date: 1905
Description: View from road of the Hile House, Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells). There is a belvedere in the center of the roof. Caption reads: "Hile House, Kilbourn, Wis...
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Entrance of Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: The entrance to Yerkes Observatory. Caption reads: "Entrance, Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, at Williams Bay, Wis."
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Hotel Baker

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Baker. Caption reads: "Hotel Baker - Ladysmith - Wis."
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Opera House in Stevens Point

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the opera house with several men standing near its entrance. Caption reads: "Grand Opera House, Stevens Point, Wis."
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Globe Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: View across intersection toward the corner of Wisconsin Street and Cass Street. The hotel has several floors, awnings on all the windows on one side, and a...
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Commercial Hotel

Date: 06 28 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of the exterior of the three-story Commercial Hotel. The building has a false front. Two women stand on the balcony and two men stand...
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the theater. There are posters in front of the entrance. A current attraction is George Fawcett in "The Frame...
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Patriotic Parade

Date: 04 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a patriotic parade marching from the Capital towards lower State Street. Spectators are lined up and watching ...
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Wisconsin Business University

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Description: View of the centrally located business school.
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Mansion Hill Inn

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Description: Exterior view of the Mansion Hill Inn located at 424 N. Pinckney Street. Text on reverse reads: "Mansion Hill Inn. An opulent small hotel in the European t...
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P.J. Kurtz, General Merchandise

Date: 08 03 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "P.J. Kurtz, Genl. Merchandise, Pleasant Hill, Wis." A man, woman and a young boy wearing a hat are posing in front of the store entra...
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Central Lutheran Church

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Central Lutheran Church, Stoughton, Wis." From the Wisconsin Historical Society Property Record,"Covenant Lutheran Church, built in 1...
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Douglas County Historical Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Text on front reads: "Douglas County Historical Museum, A.A. Roth Memorial, Superior, Wis." This home housed the Douglas County Museum from 1939 to 1963. T...
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Waukesha Spring Brewery

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N.W. Depot, Waukesha, Wis." The Waukesha Spring Brewery building is on the left and the Chicago & North Western Depot is on the ...
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Fountain Spring House

Date: 07 14 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Fountain Spring House, Waukesha, Wis." On July 4, 1874, the Fountain Spring House opened for business. Built of Waukesha limestone, t...
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Enger-Kress Pocketbook Company

Date: 08 13 1908
Description: The sign on the roof reads: "Enger-Kress Pocket Book Co." Originally a resort, this building was acquired by Enger-Kress Pocket Book Co. in 1902, where the...
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Enger-Kress Pocketbook Company

Date: 10 19 1906
Description: The text on the front reads: "Enger-Kress Pocket Book Co., West Bend, Wis." The sign on the roof of the building reads: "Enger-Kress Pocket Book Co." Origi...
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Enger-Kress Pocket Book Factory

Date: 05 10 1910
Description: The text on the front reads: "Enger-Kress Pocket Book Factory, West Bend, Wis." The sign on the roof of the building reads: "Enger-Kress Pocket Book Co." O...

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