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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Main Street when it was a dirt road. A church is in the background, and telephone poles are along the left side of the road. A streetlight is hangi...
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Elevated View of Merrimac

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of commercial buildings, houses, a church and a school in a neighborhood. In the foreground a person is standing at the side of a building wi...
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Monument Square

Date: 1909
Description: Racine Monument Square with the Soldiers Monument. Caption reads: "Soldiers Monument and Monument Square, Racine, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of Main Street. Crowds line the sidewalks, and horse drawn vehicles and people are moving down the street.
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Main Street

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Description: View looking down Main Street. Caption reads: "Main St. Phelps Wis".
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Westward From Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. Caption reads: "Looking West from Capitol Dome, Madison, Wis."
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Clermont Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view of downtown looking down Clermont Street. The two-story First National Bank is on the right among other businesses and a church ...
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College Avenue Looking West

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Description: Aerial view of College Avenue looking west. Several campus buildings at Lawrence College are in the foreground. Caption reads: "College Avenue looking West...
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A Portion of Kendallville, Ind.

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored postcard view overlooking a portion of the town. Caption reads: "A Portion of Kendalville, Ind."
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Elevated View of Baraboo River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the Baraboo River. The main part of town is on the far left shoreline. On the right industrial buildings are near a bridge spanning the ri...
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Third Avenue Looking East

Date: 1917
Description: Colorized postcard view of the central business district. The street is lined with businesses and street lamps. A man and a dog are in front of the bank on...
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High Bridge

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Description: Colorized photographic postcard of an elevated view of central Baraboo from across the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "High Bridge, Baraboo, Wis."
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C. & N.W. Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a train depot surrounded by a central business district. Horses and wagons are in the street in the foreground. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. ...
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Greetings from Black River Falls, Home Coming Festival

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of five framed images from around Black River Falls; the bridge crossing the river, Main Street, the Court House Yard and founta...
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Blanchardville, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated photographic view of the town of Blanchardville with the commercial district on the left, and residential neighborhoods on the right. The river is...
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Cassville, Wisconsin

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Description: Colorized, elevated view of Cassville with the Mississippi River in the background. A church and dwellings are in the foreground.
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Bird's Eye View of Chippewa Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored elevated view of houses, churches, commercial buildings, unpaved road, sidewalks and fences in central Chippewa Falls. Caption reads: "Bird's ...
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Washington Avenue South

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Description: Hand-colored view down center of Washington Avenue, facing south, towards a church building on the horizon. The street is lined with sidewalks, buildings a...
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Scene in Ellison Bay

Date: 1958
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a street scene, with a church on the left, and automobiles parked near a storefront at the corner in the distance,...
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Air-View of Ettrick, Wis.

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Description: Aerial view of Ettrick. A river and fields are in the background. There is a church in the foreground on the left, and on the main street are commercial bu...

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