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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A general view of the Lane residence, which is the birthplace of Carrie Lane, later Carrie Chapman Catt, noted woman suffrage leader. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | View of a main street looking towards The Fulton Meat Market, P. Carrington Harness shop, a livery stable, feed store, restaurant and bakery. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | View of the J.S. Morris Carriage and Sleigh Factory, a two-story frame building on Franklin Street in Waupun. Carriages and men in work aprons are in front... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Flour and grist mill built on Green Lake Prairie and later moved to Alto. It stood about 50 feet tall and 24 feet wide. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Congregational church and surrounding buildings. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of town, including a church and multiple surrounding buildings. |
| Date: | 1837 |
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| Description: | Fond du Lac Company House, built in 1836 and operated as an inn by Colwert Pier and his wife. Groups of Indians are in the yard outside the inn, and severa... |
| Date: | 1837 |
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| Description: | Fond du Lac Company House. Groups of Indians are in the yard outside the inn, and several Indian dwellings are erected next to it. A man on horseback with ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of a large crowd of people on a construction site. There is a horse and carriage with the Fond du Lac Machine & Iron Works in the backgrou... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Simmons residence, with people sitting on the porch and standing near the front entrance. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Elevated stereograph view of the business district, with the spire of the Congregational Church in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Ripon College, West College. A group of people are standing at the entrance. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Handwritten caption reads: "East College of Ripon College, built in 1851." |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Ceresco taken from Seward's hill. |
| Date: | 1862 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view of a Wisconsin Civil War regiment on parade in Fond du Lac, as drawn by Louis Kurz from the Marr Street Methodist Church. The regiment canno... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the chapel at Ripon College. The roof has a central bell tower and a smaller, secondary tower to the right. |
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