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Alma, Wisconsin

Date: 1883
Description: Man waving his hat in foreground with Alma, Wisconsin, visible in background across the Mississippi River.
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Mississippi River View of Alma

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph of Alma from the Mississippi River. Text on front reads: "Wisconsin Scenery".
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Natural Bridge

Date: 01 20 1914
Description: Photographic postcard of a geological formation called "Natural Bridge" in Natural Bridge State Park.
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Children with Rowboat

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Description: Group of children playing in a rowboat in a Mississippi River inlet. Alma, Wisconsin is in the background on the opposite shoreline.
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Shoreline at Alma

Date: 01 02 1915
Description: Photographic postcard from the Mississippi of the city of Alma. The city of Alma is along Wisconsin State Highway 35, also known as the Great River Road. T...
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Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
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Alma, WI

Date: 07 31 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of elevated view of the city and the Mississippi River. Homes and business are visible along 2nd Street. Caption reads: "Alma, WI."
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Juvenile Coronet Band

Date: 1889
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Juvenile Coronet Band of Alma, Wisconsin, with boy holding instruments. Arnold Gesell is third from right...
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Boys Undressing to Go Swimming in the Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: Boys undressing to go swimming in the Mississippi River. Alma, Wisconsin is across the river in the background.
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Railroad Crew with Handcar on Trestle Over the Buffalo River

Date: 1890
Description: A railroad section crew poses with a handcar on the trestle spanning the Buffalo River, north of Alma, Wisconsin.
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River View of Alma

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma from across the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis."
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Cemetery

Date: 07 19 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of the cemetery, with scattered tombstones among the trees. Caption reads: "Cemetey[sic] Alma, Wis."
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Buffalo County Court House and Training School

Date: 03 15 1906
Description: Picture postcard view of the Buffalo County Court House and Buffalo County Training School.
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Southern View of Alma

Date: 12 29 1914
Description: Photographic postcard view of Alma looking north. The Mississippi River is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis."
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Alma Shooting Society

Date: 1910
Description: A Swiss "Schutenfest" club, affiliated with the Central Shooting Society of Wisconsin, started about 1877 and lasted until about 1920. Group of men posing ...
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Greetings from Alma, Wis.

Date: 1923
Description: Photographic postcard of scenes from Alma. Three scenes from areas around Alma show the town along the Mississippi River, an elevated view of the river bet...
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Cabin Interior

Date: 1905
Description: Cabin interior.
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Betsey Busied by Bossy's Butter

Date: 1905
Description: Woman churning butter.
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View of Alma, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view over the Mississippi River showing of the town of Alma. Bluffs are behind the town. In the foreground, two men wearing hats are ...
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Scene of Town and Boat Up River

Date: 1908
Description: Scene of the town of Alma from the Mississippi River. Alma and the bluffs along the Mississippi are in the far background. A paddle steamer can be seen flo...

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