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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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Women in the Rain

Date: 1900
Description: Three women in hats and long skirts walk with umbrellas in the rain.
Postcard

Business on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View of various businesses on unpaved Main Street, including a drug store on the right side. Caption reads: "Main Street, Grantsburg, Wis."
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Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) — State Street Entrance

Date: 1900
Description: The State Street approach to the Wisconsin State Capitol at the turn of the century. Electric poles and street railroad wires are in the foreground. In the...
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Turn of the Century Milwaukee Traffic

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of busy street scene in downtown Milwaukee at the turn of the century showing a trolley, horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians near an interse...
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street with horse-drawn wagons parked at the side of the dirt road.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down unpaved street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Belleville, Wis".
Postcard

Downtown Beloit

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of downtown. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye view of Beloit."
Postcard

Downtown Beloit

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of downtown Beloit.
Postcard

Huron Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down Huron Street in Berlin. Caption reads: "Huron St., Berlin, Wis."
Photograph

Eau Claire House: The Second Structure

Date: 1900
Description: View from street towards the hotel. Two people are in the entry on the corner, and a few people stroll on the sidewalk. Cable car tracks line the road out ...
Postcard

Peterson Block

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men with children are standing outside a storefront on the Peterson Block in Emerald. Caption reads: "Petersons Block, Emerald Wis".
Postcard

Post Office Block

Date: 1900
Description: View of the post office block, otherwise known as the Burnie block. Caption reads: "Post-Office Block, Fairchild, Wis. (Burnie Block.)"
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down unpaved Main Street with storefronts are along both sides. A sign on a building further down on the right reads: "Nixon House". Caption reads: "S...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View of unpaved Main Street, with horse-drawn vehicles along the curbs.
Postcard

Madison City Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Colorized depiction of City Hall, 2 West Mifflin Street. Caption reads: "City Hall, Madison, Wis."
Postcard

Center Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down street with businesses and storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Center Street, Wonewoc, Wis."
Postcard

Wisconsin Street

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward a building on the street corner. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Street, Kenosha, Wis."

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