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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street Looking South, Lone Rock, Wis." Unpaved street with sidewalks, dwellings and buildings on both sides. Horse drawn vehicle...
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Wisconsin House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the front and side of the Wisconsin House.
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Kickapoo River Bridge

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Description: View down a metal bridge over the Kickapoo River showing a truck parked on the far side of the bridge. A man and a boy are standing at the rail of the brid...
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down main street with storefronts on both sides, with large power lines along the sidewalks stretching into the distance, and a hill in the background...
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Bank of La Farge

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior view of the Bank of La Farge from street.
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Post Office

Date: 1911
Description: Men, possibly postal workers, standing on the front steps of the local post office with crates and barrels in the foreground.
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Swimming Pool

Date: 1930
Description: The municipal sand-bottomed swimming pool was a popular spot to cool off in the summer months.
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First Baptist Church

Date: 1925
Description: Front exterior view of the First Baptist Church with stained glass windows.
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Crawfish River

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down the Crawfish River, with a large building with a three-story balcony on the right. A man and a boy are in a boat docked at the steps to t...
Postcard

Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1922
Description: View along side of bridge over the Wisconsin River, built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden one when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Wis. Ri...
Postcard

Toll Bridge Across the Wisconsin River

Date: 02 01 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of the toll bridge that spans the Wisconsin River. Part of the bridge is covered. Several men stand along the railing. A sign warns "...
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Group of Employees in front of Cafe

Date: 1930
Description: View across street of a group of employees, all men, posing outside their cafe. The cafe advertises Kennedy Dairy Company brand ice cream, Coca-Cola produc...
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down the dirt road of Main Street. On the left, two men are walking on the sidewalk near a store with a hand-painted "closing out sale" sign. On the r...
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Blue Mounds at a Distance

Date: 
Description: View looking down hill of several buildings. More hills are in the far background. Caption reads: "Blue Mounds at a Distance, Altitude 1760 FT."
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Scene on Route 30

Date: 1924
Description: Stores along Route 30. There is a garage, bank (?), restaurant and rooms, and grocery store. On the utility pole there is a posting for roller skating.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1924
Description: View down railroad tracks of a man standing on the platform at the Dane train depot. Houses are along a street on the right.
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Bird's-Eye View of Town

Date: 1929
Description: View down tree-lined hill over the Pecatonica River. The bridge connects River Street to Main Street. Storefronts line the street, and the Lafayette County...
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Community House

Date: 1929
Description: A pathway through tall grass, beaten by tire tracks, leading to the side porch of the community house.
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View from Kirkland Hotel

Date: 1922
Description: View of Devil's Lake from the shore of the Kirkland Hotel, located at the southeast corner of the lake. There is building, perhaps a boathouse, on the shor...
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Eagle Point Bridge

Date: 1929
Description: View down high bridge of two passenger cars passing one another while crossing over the Mississippi River.

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