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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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Memorial Presbyterian Church

Date: 1905
Description: View of Memorial Presbyterian Church. The congregation was incorporated in 1879 and the Gothic style church built in 1880. Caption reads: "Memorial Presbyt...
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1907
Description: View down road looking towards Soldiers' Monument and town beyond. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Darlington, Wis."
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Durand Congregational Church

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the church. A bell tower is above the entrance. Caption reads: "Congregational Church, Durand, Wis."
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Congregational Church

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of a congregational church. Caption reads: "Congregational Church, Rhinelander, Wis."
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St. John's Evangelical Church

Date: 1910
Description: View of St. John's Evangelical Church in Monroe.
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Hotel Athearn

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the Athearn Hotel, located across the street from the Grand Opera House. Designed by the same man who designed the opera house, ...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the Park Hotel, with city traffic in the streets in the foreground. "'Park Hotel' South Corner Capitol Park." The reverse side gives a des...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Catfish

Date: 02 1910
Description: Six men wearing black jackets and hats stand proudly in front of a giant catfish. The catfish rests on the bed of a horse-drawn sled. The text in the upper...
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City Hall Square

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Description: Elevated view from the top of a building looking onto the square and down East Water Street. A fountain with a monument to Henry Bergh is in the lower cent...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1915
Description: Color postcard view from street toward the front of the church on Grand Avenue. There is a large stained glass window in the arch above the entrance. Capti...
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Washington Monument

Date: 1900
Description: Washington Monument on Grand Avenue with a streetcar coming up the street in the background. Caption reads: "Washington Monument on Grand Ave., Milwaukee."
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Washington Monument

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Description: View of the Washington Monument enclosed in a fence on a median. Caption reads: "Washington Monument, Grant Ave. Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Tall-tale Postcard: Caught in Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of two largemouth bass hanging from the side of a building, with curious on-lookers observing the scene. The building is a dry goods store own...
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English Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 02 20 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the exterior of the one-story, white English Methodist Church with belfry and steeple. Snow covers the street outside the church. ...
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Antigo Opera House

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Description: Photographic postcard view across street toward the three-story, brick opera house. A horse-drawn carriage is on the street in front.
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Opera House

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized elevated view of the exterior of the opera house. Caption reads: "Opera House, Antigo, Wis."
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1906
Description: Brass marching band in uniforms and spectators at a Memorial Day parade. The band and spectators stand in the road outside city shops and business, includi...
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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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Catholic Church

Date: 1906
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view across street of the front of the Catholic Church, which is a large, stone building. There is a belfry on the lef...

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