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Aerial View

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial photograph taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and...
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Oldest Standing Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The second brewery to be built in Wisconsin and the oldest still standing (at the time the photograph was taken).
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Official Wisconsin Marker of Shake Rag Street

Date: 1951
Description: The official Wisconsin marker of Shake Rag Street and the committee of citizens who sponsored placing the marker. (Left to right): Ross Graves, President o...
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Mineral Point Jail

Date: 1913
Description: Reportedly the first jail to be built in Wisconsin, this jail was built somewhere between 1830 and 1835 from hewn logs. Iowa County was organized within th...
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1900
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1940
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1910
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Interior view of balcony and plaster work of the Mineral Point Opera House.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Mineral Point Opera House auditorium and balconies from the stage.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View from stage of original stage lights in Mineral Point Opera House.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of original chairs in Mineral Point Opera House's balcony including hat racks.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Restored lobby and ticket window of Mineral Point Opera House.
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Old Houses on Shakerag Street

Date: 10 1948
Description: The Pendarvis and Trelawny homes on Shake Rag Street, originally Cornish miner's cottages.
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1930
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1940
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...
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Mineral Point Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Manufactured by the Milwaukee Corrugating Company, Josiah Paynter's filling station at 110 South Chestnut Street was the first in Mineral Point.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Exterior view of Mineral Point Opera House and City Hall from across the street.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Decorative plasterwork in the Mineral Point Opera House showing stage and painted curtain in background.
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Pendarvis House

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Description: The Pendarvis house, a Cornish home on Shake Rag Street.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Mineral Point Opera House auditorium and stage from rear balcony including painted stage curtain.

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