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Beloit College: Emerson Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View of Emerson Hall, with trees and a lawn in the foreground.
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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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Milwaukee County Hospital

Date: 1943
Description: The hospital entrance is behind a small pond that is surrounded by trees and a landscaped lawn. Caption reads: "County Hospital, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Milwaukee Downer College

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Description: The college is set back from the road, behind a lawn with paths, benches, and trees. An observatory dome can be seen on the right side behind a roof. Capti...
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C. & N. W. Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Depot, with train shed and clock tower. In the foreground is a landscaped area with flowers. In the background is Lake Mich...
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Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Showing North Shore From East Bluff

Date: 1921
Description: Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake. Rock formations are on the left side. Bluffs and sky are in the background. There are buildings along the shoreline. Th...
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The Devil's Doorway and the Lake, Devil's Lake

Date: 06 28 1912
Description: Colorized postcard view of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees are growing among the rocks. The lake, bluffs, b...
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View from the New Warner Road, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Photographic postcard view from hill of Devil's Lake and bluffs seen through the trees. A roof and chimney are below the hill. The text at the bottom reads...
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Arpin's Farm

Date: 07 06 1915
Description: Photographic postcard across field towards Arpin's Farm. The farm is in the distance. On the extreme right is a row of power lines stretching to the horizo...
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Terrace at Fred Thomas Resort on Big Chetac Lake

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Description: Colorized photographic postcard view of a lawn with stone terraces and birch trees leading down to a lake on the left. There is a cabin in the background n...
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Bird's-Eye View of Cazenovia

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Description: Elevated view from hill towards Cazenovia in winter. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Cazenovia, Wis."
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A View of Stone Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down hill towards Stone Lake, with wooded shoreline and a two-story log building in the foreground. Caption reads: "A View of Stone Lake, Cran...
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East from Water Tower

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Dodgeville, with fields, houses, and lawns in the foreground, larger, brick buildings in the center, and a church in the distance. Caption...
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Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm on Highway 18, thirty miles west of Milwaukee.
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Dodgeville from Watertower

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Dodgeville from the village water tower, showing houses, church steeples, sidewalks, and unpaved road. Caption reads: "Dodgeville, Wis., f...
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Yachting, Cedar Lake, near West Bend

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view across water of three, two-person sailboats on Cedar Lake. On the far shoreline are buildings at the top of a hill. Caption reads: "Yacht...
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Thoma's Resort, Little Cedar Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored view of Thoma's Resort. Little Cedar Lake is in the background. Caption reads: "Thoma's Resort, Little Cedar Lake, Wis."
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Bird's-Eye View of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored bird's-eye view down the center of a main street in Cedarburg. Horse and buggy traffic is in the street, with dwellings and buildings on the l...
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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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Panorama of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored panoramic view of Cedarburg. Dwellings and green space in the foreground. A commercial street running through the center. A windmill is on the...

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