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Rephotographic Pair: Public School

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the Public School, presented as a pair.
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Madison Public Library

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Description: View across intersection towards the public library on the corner of Mifflin Street and Fairchild Street.
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Black River Falls Public Library

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Description: Panoramic picture postcard of the exterior of the Black River Falls Public Library. One side of the library has a large white stone on which is carved: "Pu...
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Waukesha Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Waukesha Public Library in winter. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "1904, cost $15,000, Carnegie, C.C. Anderson, Arch." Above the ...
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First State Conference of Public Health Nurses

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait taken on the stairs of the Wisconsin State Capitol of men and women attending the State Conference of Public Health Nurses. Most of the wome...
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Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from tree-lined cobblestone street of the Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library. The library opened in 1900 and was funded with a gift of $150,00...
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Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from tree-lined cobblestone street of the Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library. The library opened in 1900 and was funded with a gift of $150,00...
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Library Park, Watertown Public Library

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Description: Gazebo in Library Park behind the Watertown Public Library. The gazebo has a clay tile roof, and there are benches, and trellises around it. Two dogs stand...
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Horses and Carts in a Public Square

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Description: Elevated view of horses and carts on a public square. Business signs read: "Kyle's Furniture" "Brady & Black Hardware Co." "SHBRR" "R.L. McKnight Grocer" "...
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Public School No. 4

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Description: Exterior of Public School No. 4, built in 1883. The brick building entrance has a sign that reads: "High School," and features Gothic arches, long, rectang...
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Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of fourteen people who make up the Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare. They are posed front of a building at the Northe...
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Crowd around Public Receiving Tomb

Date: 05 1895
Description: Albumen print of spectators standing and seated around the public receiving tomb in Oakridge Cemetery where Abraham Lincoln's body was placed after his fun...
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Brick Pattern on Madison Public Library Wall

Date: 05 02 1971
Description: The kaleidescope brick pattern on a wall of the Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, built in 1964.
Postcard

Telephone Company and Monroe Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Public Library and Telephone Company buildings in Monroe. Caption reads: "Library and Telephone Building, Monroe, Wis."
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Oshkosh Public Museum

Date: 1952
Description: The Oshkosh Public Museum. Occupies the former home of Edgar Sawyer, lumberman and businessman. It was built in 1908 and became a museum in 1924. This muse...
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Oshkosh Public Museum

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Oshkosh Public Museum in the winter months with snow on the ground. Formerly the home of Edgar Sawyer. The home was built in 1908 and became a ...
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Oshkosh Public Museum

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Oshkosh Public Museum, formerly the Sawer Foundation and the residence of Edgar Sawyer. The home was built in 1908 and became a museum in 1924....
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Public Tomb, Chester, Vermont

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Description: View of a public tomb, built in 1850, outside a cemetery. A mounted canon and Civil War Soldiers Monument can be seen nearby.
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Mount Ida Public School

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior of the public schoolhouse, which features a bell tower and two arched entrances.
Postcard

Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Public Library, Stevens Point, Wis." Exterior of the Carnegie Public Library, built in 1903 after the receipt of a 1902 Carnegie Gran...

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