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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Council House of the first Wisconsin Territorial Legislature when it met at Belmont in 1836. A young boy or man wearing a hat stands in front near a fence. |
| Date: | 03 31 1962 |
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| Description: | Farm machinery on dealer's side lot, with car in the foreground and Good Year tire store across the street. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Darlington, county seat of Lafayette County, was established in the late 1840s, but didn't thrive until the arrival of the railroad in 1856. This view show... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Darlington's first settlers arrived by 1826, attracted by the lead mines of the area. Arrival of the railroad in 1856 stimulated growth, and in 1857 the co... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Darlington. Area bordered by Washington and North Streets, upper left hand corner, the fairgrounds, upper right corner, River Street, bot... |
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| Description: | Richard Taschek, an Austrian immigrant, poses in front of his business, the T. Richard Merchant Tailor shop. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Probably one of the "Three different views of the village of Argyle, Wis." mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." Two men sit in a hay... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Probably one of the "Three different views of the village of Argyle, Wis." mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." A view of the town a... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Probably one of the "Three different views of the village of Argyle, Wis." mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." Eleven men and boys ... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Probably one of the "Three different views of the village of Argyle, Wis." mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." In the foreground is... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Front view of Primitive Methodist Church, built in 1864. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Aerial view including many buildings and a baseball diamond. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Air view of town, including multiple buildings and a cemetery. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of main street. There is a bridge with a stream flowing under it in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the main street of town. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View toward bridge and hill. The bridge has lampposts. Buildings are on a hill in the background. Caption reads: "Bridge and Hill, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View toward the front of the Carnegie Library. A group of people are posing on the steps. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of the Lafayette County Courthouse during construction. The men are placing the last stone into position. |
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