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| Date: | 12 06 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of stock day at the railroad yards, showing pens of sheep and other livestock ready for loading into railroad cars. All of the cars are deco... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Hotel Oelke - on the banks of the Mississippi River, Cassville, Wisconsin." Sign on the hotel reads: "Old Denniston House". This view show... |
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| Description: | An engraving based on a drawing by Alexander Simplot of the Platteville Brewery (spelled Plattville). It is an elevated perspective showing the main buildi... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Nelson Dewey State Park (Cassville vicinity). Bridge construction near the park office which was built in the 1850s as a chicken house. The park was establ... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Celebrating the first "Cheese Day" with a parade. A group of spectators gather on the sidewalk near a truck displaying a banner and stove in the back. |
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| Description: | Interior of rural schoolroom. A teacher at the back of the room appears to be helping as students of all ages sit working at their desks. A large U.S. Flag... |
| Date: | 06 1928 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of some of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic at a reunion. |
| Date: | 07 01 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of Main Street. Many people can be seen on the sidewalks and flags decorate the buildings. The street is not paved and several horse-... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Stock Days. Horses and wagons loaded with livestock are lined up in a row on the snowy street. On the right is a train decorated with Amer... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | View down retail street. The shops include a clothing store, Barig and Son Undertakers, a hotel, and drugstore. Cars are parked in the middle of the street... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline looking down at three men posing on a paddle steamer ferry boat carrying an automobile. The boat has the words "Cassville" and "Dewey" ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of parade with a band of clowns. One young boy dressed as a clown at the front is holding the American flag, and another clown holds a sign t... |
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| Description: | Composite of sixteen views mainly views of types of boats on the Mississippi River, including steamboats and excursion boats; one view is a bird-eye view o... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Man sitting in a speed boat named "Badger" on the Mississippi River. There are flags at the stern and bow. In the background is the town of Cassville along... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View down street of the central business district. A large brick building on the left with awnings includes a furniture store. Automobiles are parked at an... |
| Date: | 12 06 1910 |
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| Description: | View from snowy ditch looking down side of stock train. The engineer is looking out of the locomotive window, and another man stands on the tracks near the... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Group of people posing among round wood cheese boxes on a flatbed truck decorated as a float in the Cheese Day Parade. One person holds a sign that says: "... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a central business district. The theater marquee on the left reads: "The Concert for Bangladesh." Across the street on the right ... |
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| Description: | Postcard depicting the monument of Nelson Dewey. He has a long beard and sits in a chair on a pedestal. Trees are in the background. Text at the bottom re... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A monument to Nelson Dewey featuring a sculpture of him seated on a chair on top of a pedestal. He is holding a pen in his right hand. Caption reads: "Monu... |
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