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| Origin of Augusta, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Augusta, Wisconsin |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Steers, possibly a shorthorn variety, graze on a fenced-in pasture on the farm of Chas. Silkworth six miles from Augusta. Trees and a large house stand on ... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from shoreline of Lake Eau Claire and a small island. Caption reads: "Lake Eau Claire, Augusta, Wis." |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A herd of Shorthorn dairy cattle stand together in a pen on the farm of Chas. Scott six miles from Augusta. A large frame barn towers behind them. A man st... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a group of people gathered at the shoreline of a lake. One group is launching a boat near the shore. Another group is in a sm... |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Mill Pond, Augusta, Wis." View across water towards a large building on the far shoreline. Tree-lined shore on the left. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a man-made dam. Water pours from the dam into a reservoir creating a waterfall. |
| Community: | Augusta |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| Historic Name: | First Baptist Church |
| Reference Number: | 155161 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Main St. Looking West. Augusta, Wis." Livesey Drugs is on the left side of the street. |
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| Description: | Front view of dam and waterfall at Dells Pond. There is a building on the left of the dam. People are fishing from a boat on the pond. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a bunch of giant strawberries resting on a flatbed railroad car. Caption reads: "Grown near Augusta, Wis." The side of the car is inscribed... |
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| Description: | View from street of a group of people, including a number of horse-drawn vehicles, standing outside of the main entrance to the Cox Brothers company on Cox... |
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| Description: | View from street of the Augusta State Bank on a corner. There are pedestrians walking on the street and along the sidewalk. There is a support structure fo... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of Stone Street. A car is parked in front of an auto repair store. Electric power lines run down the street, and a water tower is in ... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down street. Shops and cars are on both sides of the street. A storefront on the left advertises a "BANKRUPT-SALE." The road is cobblestone. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of public school. There is a two-story fire escape on the side of the building. The words "High School" are over the arched entry at the fron... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | International Harvester dealer Chester E. Seif signs a pledge of cooperation with Governor Heil's "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. H.J. Brosnahan (left), mana... |
| Community: | Augusta |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
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| Reference Number: | 25617 |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down street. Cars are parked on either side. A repairman checks the tires of a car in front of the Augusta Auto Company, gas station and auto repair. ... |
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