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Streetcar Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter...
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Durand from Morsbach Bluff

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Durand. A street in the foreground leads to a bridge that crosses the river. Caption reads: "A View from Morsbach Bluff, Durand, Wis."
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Elevated View of Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from hill of Durand through trees, with houses in the foreground, and the river and hills in the background. Taken in the summer, with wash o...
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North Grand Street in Glidden, Wisconsin

Date: 1895
Description: Looking down unpaved North Grand street, which appears to be the main street of Glidden, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "N. Grand St. Glidden Wis."
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View of Wausau

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Wausau with the residential area in the foreground and a business district in the background. Caption reads: "A View of Wausau, Wis."
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Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1915
Description: Looking toward Grand Dad Bluff.
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Elevated View of Church and Town

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of church and town. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Mazomanie, Wis."
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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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Bechstein's Bathing Establishment

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Description: Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa...
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Bird's-Eye View of Eau Claire, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Color enhanced bird's-eye view of Eau Claire. Caption reads: "Birds-Eye View of Eau Claire, Wis."
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Bird's-Eye View of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view of a residential neighborhood in Cedarburg. There is a church in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Birds [sic] Eye Vie...
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View of Bay from Anderson's House

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Description: Elevated view of the bay side neighborhood, with a view of the bluffs across the bay. Caption reads: "View of Bay at Ephraim from Anderson's House."
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Bird's-Eye View of Eureka

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the town, with a church and dwellings, surrounded by fields. Caption reads: "Birds [sic] Eye View of Eureka, Wis."
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Bird's-Eye View of Galesville, Wis.

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Description: View of the main street and railroad tracks going through Galesville and the surrounding neighborhoods. Fields and hills are in the distance.
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Looking West from Schoolhouse

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a Hillsboro neighborhood. Rolling hills are in the background. Caption reads: "Looking West from Schoolhouse, Hillsboro, Wis."
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Residence Street

Date: 11 20 1918
Description: Text on front reads: "Residence Street, Rewey, Wis." A church and dwellings along a dirt road at the top of a hill.
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Birdeye Business Center

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye, Business Center, Richland Center, Wis." An aerial view, looking north, of the town situated between tree covered hills. The...
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Birdseye View of Mazomanie

Date: 02 28 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye view of Mazomanie, Wis." Elevated view of streets, churches, businesses and dwellings. Beyond the town are fields and hills.
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Birdseye View of Mississippi River

Date: 02 29 1912
Description: Caption reads: "A Birdseye View, showing Mississippi River, Fountain City, Wis." A town built between the bluffs and the Mississippi River. The unpaved mai...
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North Point

Date: 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "North Point — Sheboygan, Wis." Elevated view of a Niagara limestone shelf of rock that rises above Lake Michigan. This rarely occurs ...

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