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| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | View of the Mississippi River from Alma. Caption reads: "Mississippi River. Ice Palace and Cyclone Views." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved road towards the Blair House. Caption reads: "Blair House, The Travelingman's Home, Blair, Wis." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View down Gilbert Street, looking north. Caption reads: "Gilbert Street Looking North Blair Wis." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Green Bay and Western Depot. Caption reads: "G. B. & W. Depot, Blair, Wis." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Trempealeau River and its banks, with a building and bridge in the background. Caption reads: "Trempealeau River Scene, Blair, Wis." |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View of lower Main Street lined with electric power lines and storefronts. Caption reads: "Lower Main Street, Fort Atkinson, Wis." |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the lighthouse and other buildings among trees. Caption reads: "Long Tail Point, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Looking down unpaved North Grand street, which appears to be the main street of Glidden, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "N. Grand St. Glidden Wis." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Souvenir postcard showing a view of the Cutler house and Morris D. Cutler. Caption reads: "Souvenir postcard of centennial celebration of the founding of W... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Wisconsin Central railroad station, with people standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Wis. Central Passenger De... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Jackson Milling Company, the Green Bay railroad tracks, and the Wisconsin Central railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Birdseye View of Ri... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Railroad depot with train approaching the station. Caption reads: "Depot Scene, Stanley, Wis." |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View towards Lake Monona, with the Dane County Courthouse on the right. Text at bottom reads: "Curtiss Madison Wis." |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | View over Camp Randall Stadium towards University Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is visible in the distance. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Christmas postcard of four men and one woman in a rowboat on the Mississippi River. In the background is the town of Alma at the foot of bluffs. The woman ... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Handwritten note on back identifies this elevated view as the west side of Broadway from National Bank, looking south. The Fox River is in the background o... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of First Imanuels Church. A brick building with arched windows, bell tower and steeple. Caption reads: "First Imanuels Church, Cedarburg,... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of Trinity Lutheran Church on Columbia Road, a stone building with a clock in the bell tower/steeple. Arched windows are on the front and... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | View toward the church, which is a stone building with a clock in the bell tower/steeple. Arched windows are on the front and sides. A fence is running alo... |
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