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Opera House

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Description: View across unpaved road towards the Opera House, with a man high up on a telephone pole in front of the building. Snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "O...
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Hoo Hoo Club Hotel

Date: 04 24 1910
Description: The Hoo Hoo Club Hotel, a lumbermen's social organization. Two men are standing near a man driving a sled carrying milk cans pulled by two horses in front ...
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Sauk County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: View towards a street corner. A dog and a man are standing in the street near a family sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. Snow is on the ground. Behind the...
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Peterson Block

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men with children are standing outside a storefront on the Peterson Block in Emerald. Caption reads: "Petersons Block, Emerald Wis".
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College Avenue

Date: 1915
Description: Colorized view of automobiles parked on College Avenue, the brick-paved main street. Caption reads: "College Avenue, Appleton, Wis."
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Men and Automobile

Date: 1910
Description: View from sidewalk of men dressed in hats and jackets exiting an automobile at the curb. There is snow along the curb, and across the street are billboards...
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Historical Library, University of Wisconsin

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Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Text at top read...
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Exchange Square, Main Street

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Description: Colorized postcard of Exchange Square on Main Street. The elevated view shows a drug store on the corner and a bank to the right. Most buildings have awnin...
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Main Street

Date: 11 22 1913
Description: Elevated view down Main Street. Horse-drawn wagons line both sides of the road which is covered with puddles, mud and snow. Caption reads: "Main Street, Al...
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English Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 02 20 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the exterior of the one-story, white English Methodist Church with belfry and steeple. Snow covers the street outside the church. ...
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Mill Street

Date: 08 04 1920
Description: Photographic postcard of Mill Street. Town businesses, including a clothing and tailoring store, line the right side of the street looking towards a reside...
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Congregational Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the church. The church structure includes a two-level, square belfry with a pointed steeple. A horse-drawn sled is sitting ou...
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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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8th and Virginia Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the snow-covered neighborhood at the intersection of 8th and Virginia Street. Caption reads: "8th and Virginia St., Antigo, W...
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12800 Ft. of Lumber

Date: 1909
Description: Team of horses driving through Antigo hauling 12800 Ft. of lumber. Three men and one driver are sitting on top of the large pile of wood as a crowd of peop...
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Ringling Brothers Circus Parade

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the Circus Parade on a rainy day. Crowds of people line the street, and many are holding umbrellas.
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A Message from Berlin

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Description: Photographic postcard of a compilation of three views from around Berlin. Includes a view of a house near the river, a steamboat on the river, and a snow-c...
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Hotel Gueller

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Description: Photographic postcard of an exterior view from street of a hotel on a snowy day. Caption reads: "Birnamwood, Wis."
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Main Street — Cazenovia

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a Main Street in winter, with a gas pump in the lower left and commercial buildings lining the street. Caption reads: "Main S...
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Hotel and Feed Barn

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Description: Photographic postcard of view across muddy road of a man wearing a suit and standing on the porch of the two-story Hotel and Feed Barn. Two signs next to h...

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