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Grant County Soldier's Monument

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view of the Grant County Soldier's Monument. A group of people are standing around the monument. A large building is in the background. Caption at...
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A Lancaster Home

Date: 1865
Description: Stereograph elevated view of a home in Lancaster.
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Lancaster behind Fencing

Date: 1865
Description: Stereograph of Lancaster from behind a wooden fence.
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Farwell Hotel

Date: 1865
Description: Stereograph view looking downhill towards the three-story Farwell Hotel in Lancaster.
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Lancaster Congregational Church

Date: 1865
Description: Stereograph view looking downhill towards Lancaster, with the Congregational Church to the right.
Postcard

Saint Clara Academy

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at the Saint Clara Academy. Caption reads: "Grotto of Our Lade of Lourdes, Saint Clara Academy, Sinsinawa Wiscons...
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Montfort Church

Date: 1930
Description: A church in Montfort; the parson was Reverend Ebenezer Williams.
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Main Street

Date: 1928
Description: View down dirt road. Houses are on the right. Further down the road are commercial buildings and automobiles.
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Methodist Episcopal Parsonage

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Description: Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, built in 1905. Caption on print at top reads: "Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, Montfort, Wis. Built 1905." Caption at bottom:...
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McNamee House

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Description: McNamee house on Irish Ridge, an Irish settlement near the St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church. The house was built around 1860 and was owned by Michael M...
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Pickering Camp

Date: 1920
Description: C.R. Pickering Camp on Mill Creek, in winter with snow on the ground. On the opposite shoreline is a shelter on the hill overlooking the creek, with a set ...
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Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1958
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...
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Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: View down unpaved street of lined with commercial buildings. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks, and some snow is along the curbs. In the background is a hil...
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view over rooftops of town. Handwritten message reads: "Arrived here today 4 p.m. Will work at mines about 2 miles from here. Expect to go to Plat...
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Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: View down sidewalk on the left side of an unpaved street. A brick building is in the foreground on the left. Dwellings are along the right, and snow is on ...
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Vine-Covered House

Date: 1930
Description: Vine-covered home in the Potosi area.
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Wisconsin State College

Date: 1957
Description: Wisconsin State College (later renamed the University of Wisconsin-Platteville). The Student Union is in final stages of construction, and in the foregroun...
Postcard

Mining Operations

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of mining operations. Caption reads: "'A Busy Corner' of Platteville."
Photograph

Trinity Episcopal Church

Date: 1864
Description: Slightly elevated view across grounds towards the Trinity Episcopal Church, built in 1864.
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Straw Lead Furnace

Date: 1880
Description: A straw lead furnace, an open hearth furnace where lead sulphite (Galena) was roasted. Located on the Rountree branch of the Little Platte River, Richard S...

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