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Happy New Year from Trukenbrod's

Date: 1919
Description: W.F. Trukenbrod posing on the sidewalk underneath the awning of his store for this New Year's postcard. Text on right reads: "We Wish You A Happy New Year ...
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Lawrence College Campus

Date: 1906
Description: View across street toward campus. Two men are standing on the sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Lawrence College Campus, Appleton, Wis."
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Pettibone Peabody Retail Store

Date: 1909
Description: Front view of the Pettibone Peabody retail store. A large store with four stories situated on a corner. An automobile is at the curb and pedestrians on the...
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Flood Conditions

Date: 03 16 1919
Description: View showing the flood conditions on city streets from the 1919 Flood on the Trempealeau River. Four men are surveying the damage. Caption reads: "Highwate...
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Washington Avenue Looking North

Date: 1907
Description: View across Washington Avenue. A man is standing in the street near the curb. Caption reads: "Cedarburg, Wis., Washington Avenue looking North."
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Downtown Cumberland and Beaver Dam Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Cumberland with Beaver Dam Lake in the background. In the foreground is a street, and across the street is a church, a water tower and dwe...
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S. Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of South Main Street, with two women and a man with a bicycle paused outside of Hotel Fort on the right. Caption reads: "S. Main Street, Ft. Atkinson,...
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Waushara County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View towards the court house. A man is standing on the right near the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Court House, Wautoma, Wis."
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State Bank

Date: 1915
Description: Drawing of a front view of the State Bank with several figures standing in front. Caption at top reads: "25 Years of Service" and at bottom: "State Bank of...
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Opera House in Stevens Point

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the opera house with several men standing near its entrance. Caption reads: "Grand Opera House, Stevens Point, Wis."
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Merrill City Hall and Library

Date: 1910
Description: Merrill's City Hall and Library. Men are posing in front.
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National Bank of Merrill

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view of the front of the National Bank of Merrill. Two men are standing against the building on the right. There are signs on the second-story win...
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Post Office

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of the Post Office. Two people are standing at the entrance on the left. Caption reads: "Post Office, Middleton, Wis."
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River Falls

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from roof of Main Street. Horse-drawn vehicles line the curb on the opposite side of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wi...
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Rhinelander High

Date: 1920
Description: View up sidewalk toward the high school. A man and a child are standing on the sidewalk in front. Caption reads: "High School, Rhinelander, Wis."
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Post Office

Date: 1900
Description: Two buildings: a post ofice and a livery stable/feed store. A man is exiting the post office. Sign on livery stable reads: "Livery Feed and Sale Stable." C...
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Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Prairie du Chien Sanitarium. Established in 1903, it became a general hospital in the 1930s. A group of people are posing on the lawn ...
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Cash Block

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Description: View of front of the Cash Block, with one person standing in front of the building.
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Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Main Street, looking east, people standing on sidewalk and horse-drawn carriages on street. Signs on one building read: "City Meat Market." Caption reads: ...
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St. Mary's Church

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view from street towards the front and right side of St. Mary's Church.

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