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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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West Side of Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of the west side of Main Street. Stores pictured (right to left): Kypke's Dry Goods store, Heimstreet's Drugstore, and a saloon.
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Downtown Shattuck

Date: 1909
Description: View of horse-drawn traffic in downtown Shattuck. Businesses on the left side of the street include the "White House," a saloon, and the Davis Drug company...
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Main Street in Cochrane

Date: 1910
Description: Main Street looking north. "Hotel and Saloon" are on the right side, along with other buildings down the right and left side. Main Street is a dirt road. T...
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Main street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric lights hang over the street. Business signs read: "J.H. Kreiling Tailor" "J...
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High Street

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Description: A man stands at an intersection in front of a storefront with a sign that reads: "City Drug Co. Roth Bro.s" Horse-drawn carts are in the street. Other busi...
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Street Scene

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Description: Business signs read: "Crystal Palace Liquor Co.," "Rock & Christy" and "Headquarters Saloon" (partially obscured). Caption reads: "Street Scene."
Painting

The Blacksmith Shop

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Description: A town scene featuring the blacksmith shop and horses.
Photograph

Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street dirt road. A horse and buggy stand near a sidewalk on the left near a group of men. Further down on the right the Bangor State Bank h...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street of an intersection with railroad tracks and a streetlamp hanging from wires. There are storefronts on both sides of the street, and numero...
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East Main Street

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Description: View down East Main Street featuring Mansion Hotel and The Turf Saloon, both rebuilt after the 1905 fire which destroyed the entire block.
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Store and Saloon

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view from across road of men gathered outside a store and saloon. Most of the men hold a glass of beer as though toasting. Two teams of horses are...
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Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: View down an unpaved street. A horse and carriage is tied to a post on the left. A saloon and hotel, and the Park Hotel are located on this street on the r...
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Saloon

Date: 1920
Description: Copy photograph of the exterior of a saloon. A group of men lounge on the porch of the establishment.
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Business Block

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards a row of brick buildings. On the left corner is a building with a sign on the roof that says "W. Welsh." The entrance has a balcon...
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Main Street, Looking North

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Description: View down center of Main Street. Unidentified buildings are on the left, with a stack of barrels in front. A building with a public phone is next door. Two...
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Main Street (Center Street)

Date: 1911
Description: View down Center Street. The caption on the image is incorrect. On the left are storefronts, including a millinery and stable. On the right, commercial bui...
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Group of People on a Stagecoach

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Description: View across unpaved street towards a group of people posing sitting on a stagecoach pulled by a team of four horses wearing flynets. The stagecoach is in f...
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King Street

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Description: View up center of King Street towards the third Wisconsin State Capitol. There are streetcar tracks, and large power poles are along the left side of the s...

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