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Harmonica Player

Date: 1914
Description: James Peterson, son of the photographer, playing the harmonica. He is sitting against a stump, with trees in the distance.
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Businesses on North Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: View of some of the businesses on North Main Street, including the Strand Theater and Olk Drugs.
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Charles Robinson and Man

Date: 08 1941
Description: Charles Robinson, singer of lumberjack songs, left, with an unidentified man sitting behind what appears to be a microphone on a stand.
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Exterior of High School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior of high school building. There is a bell tower on the roof, and snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "High School, Iola Wis."
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Village Hall

Date: 1895
Description: Village Hall in Marion with a bell tower on the left side of the building. Caption reads: "Marion, Wis."
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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Three men loading a trailer near an International Harvester dealership during the "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. There is a large pile of scrap on the groun...
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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Men working on a "MacArthur Week" scrap drive near an International Harvester dealership. Two men are on the flatbed of a truck, and there is also a horse-...
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St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1910
Description: View across road toward the front facade and left side of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Gothic Revival-style structure has two steeples, the...
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City Park

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: A view of a park with benches, a gazebo, and a Civil War soldiers monument. The monument was dedicated on July 4, 1901.
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Women on Stage

Date: 1916
Description: Seven women on stage, apparently in a scene from an amateur theatrical performance, wearing conventional street clothes.
Postcard

North Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photograph looking across unpaved North Main Street towards commercial buildings. Two horse-drawn carriages and one horse-drawn freight wag...
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Eight People Dining

Date: 1893
Description: Stereograph of an interior group portrait of eight people sitting around a dining table. Identified as the B.G. Stieg family, the W. Dittberner family, Ann...
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Vesey Vernon

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted background of Vesey Vernon. He is standing with his hand resting on a chair and is wearing a suit coat, n...
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Studio Portrait of Boy and Dog

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a boy posing with a small dog. The dog is seated on a prop rock formation. The boy is wearing...
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Rock Festival

Date: 06 30 1970
Description: Elevated view of a man standing wearing a vest, furry hat and headband, American Flag cape and holding a tin of sardines in front of a crowd sitting at a r...
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Rock Festival

Date: 06 27 1970
Description: Elevated view from back of stage of band playing at a rock festival at the "People's Fair." In the background is a crowd watching from a lawn. Tents are on...
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Children Posing with Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1915
Description: Laurie (oldest), Muriel and James Peterson posing with a decorated Christmas tree. James is holding a square object in his hands. Behind them is a parlor o...
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Playing the Violin

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Description: Laurie Peterson playing the violin while seated on the top step in front of a screen door. Flowers are growing on both sides of the steps.
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Waiting for Santa Claus

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Description: Christine, Laurie and Muriel Peterson with their Christmas tree. Christine (mother) is sitting in a chair with her arm around Muriel who is standing next t...
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Carl Peterson at his Desk

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Description: Carl Peterson relaxing in a rocking chair at his desk. He is smoking a pipe and gazing up at a pair of mounted deer horns holding a fishing pole and rifle....

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