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State Normal School
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Large trees grace the lawn of the State Normal School located on Main Street. Albert Salisbury, the first president of the school, envisioned the campus as an arboretum to include "every species of tree or shrub that will endure this climate." Caption reads: "Normal School, Whitewater, Wis."
1925
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Normal Lawn
September 26, 1910
Text on front reads: "Normal Lawn, Whitewater, Wis." The lawn in front of the Whitewater Normal School. The area is landscaped with trees, shrubs and plants. The school graduated its first class of...
State Normal School
1870
State Normal School. A group of men are standing in the tall grass in the left foreground.
State Normal School Gymnasium
1930
View across street towards the gymnasium for the State Normal School.
Library and Fountain
1912
View towards the fountain on the lawn in front of the library. Pedestrians are on the right. Caption reads: "Birge Memorial Fountain and White Memorial Library, Whitewater, Wis."
