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Main St. Looking South

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Description: View looking south down Main Street, which is lined with commercial business. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the street. Caption reads...
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Third Street in Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1950
Description: View of cars parked alongside businesses on Third Street. Bassett's Drugstore is on the left side of the street.
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Aerial View of U.S. Rubber Co.

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Description: Aerial view of the plant, with railroad tracks along both sides of the property. A river is on the left. Several cars are parked at the plant. There is an...
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St. Vincent's Hospital

Date: 1904
Description: View across street toward the hospital, with horses and carriages along the curb in the foreground. Caption reads: "St. Vincent's Hospital, Green Bay, Wis....
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Holy Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of Holy Hill, with a field and the Hillside Hotel in the foreground. Captions read: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage" and "The Holy Hill and Hi...
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Main Street Looking West

Date: 1915
Description: View down center of Main Street. Automobiles are parked at the curbs, and streetcar tracks are running up the street. Caption reads: "Main Street Looking W...
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St. Nicholas Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of St. Nicholas Hospital. An automobile is parked at the corner. Caption reads: "St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, Wis."
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Elevated View of Main Street

Date: 1927
Description: Elevated view of Main Street with automobiles lining either side. An ice cream parlor is visible on the right side, as are a dry cleaning and tailoring bu...
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Green County Court House

Date: 1950
Description: View across intersection towards the Green County Court House.
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Green County Court House

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of the Green County Court House. Cars are parked at an angle on the surrounding streets.
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S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc. Office Building

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior elevated view of the S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc. office building. Caption reads: "An authentic original in the world's modern architecture. The new...
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Hotel Athearn

Date: 1937
Description: View across intersection towards the Hotel Athearn, which was built in 1891 across the street from the Grand Opera House. It was designed by the same man t...
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Street Scene

Date: 1920
Description: View down center of unpaved street, showing storefronts on the right, with a metal railing between the street and sidewalk. There is a gas pump at the rail...
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Bridge Street

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of Bridge Street, looking north from Spring Street intersection, in the central business district. The view includes stores, some with canva...
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Bridge Street

Date: 1940
Description: Looking north on Bridge Street from Spring Street intersection. In foreground, left, is a bank. In foreground, right, is a restaurant with a neon sign that...
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U.S. Post Office

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Description: View of a brick post office building. Lampposts at the entrance. Automobiles parked at the curb. Caption reads: "U.S. Post Office, Hayward, Wis."
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Kenosha Memorial Hospital

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Description: Elevated view of the hospital complex located at 6308 Eighth Avenue.
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La Crosse Rubber Mills Co.

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Description: Aerial view of the mills. Caption reads: "La Crosse Rubber Mills Co., Home Office and Factory, La Crosse, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "NOTE: This is an ae...
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View on Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a central business block, featuring Adams Food Market IGA and a Post Office. To the left of the Post Office is a signboard fo...
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The Gateway Inn

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Description: View through birch trees and across a road towards a hotel. Caption reads: "The Gateway Inn — Land O' Lakes, Wis."

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