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Knight Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: This building was named the Knight Block and contained retail on the first floor, business offices on the second floor and the Knight Hotel on the third, f...
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St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Ashland, Wis." Front facade and grounds of the four-story, red brick hospital built in 1905. The basement level is b...
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Second Street

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of Second Street, with an automobile on the street, two sets of streetcar tracks, pedestrians on the sidewalk, and a large brick bui...
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Memorial Hospital

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Memorial Hospital. Text at top left reads: "Memorial Hospital, Burlington, Wis."
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Creamery

Date: 1928
Description: Photographic postcard view across road of the creamery. The entrance is on the left and a loading dock is on the right. Caption reads: "'Creamery,' Baldwin...
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Court House

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the Court House. A large belfry is above the arched entrance way.
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the theater. There are posters in front of the entrance. A current attraction is George Fawcett in "The Frame...
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Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of a slightly elevated view of the post office. There are wide front steps up to the arched entrance from the sidewalk. The arched entra...
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Goodwin Block

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard view from the street of the Goodwin block, featuring a hotel and a pharmacy. Several bicycles are parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Go...
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M. E. Church

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the exterior of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Gothic arches are over the doors and windows. Caption reads: "M. E. Church, Belo...
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High School

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard of the exterior view of a high school. Students are sitting on the front steps. Caption reads: "High School, Beloit, Wis."
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Methodist Church

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the Methodist Church. Caption reads: "Methodist Church, Berlin, Wis."
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Grace Lutheran Church

Date: 1934
Description: Photographic postcard of an exterior view from the street of a stone church. Caption reads: "Grace Lutheran Church, Berlin, Wis."
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Officer's Club, Camp McCoy

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Description: Colorized view of the Officer's Club at Camp McCoy. There is an officer standing at the entrance. Caption reads: "Officer's Club, Camp McCoy, Wis."
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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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Bowar Brothers Hardware and Implements

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Description: Photographic postcard of Bowar Bros. Hardware Store. The awning reads, "Hardware, Bowar Bros., Implements, Auto Supplies." Over the large door on the left ...
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522 First Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: View from the street of three people standing in front of a small house. There is a small Oeil-de-boeuf window in the upper story. The windows have shutter...
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James G. Dunn Grocery

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the James G. Dunn Grocery, with William John Dunn standing on the left and Maggie (O'Hare) Dunn on the right.

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Society Hill

Date: 1906
Description: Four large, wood frame houses are seen in this view looking west along Lake Avenue. A small brick house with front bay window is visible through the open p...
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Excelsior Shoe & Slipper Co.

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Description: Exterior view across lawn toward a group of people standing on the front walkway of the building. A horse and buggy are parked near the back of the buildin...

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