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Laying Rail at Kilbourn Railroad Station

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Description: Three men are laying rail on snow-covered ground at the Kilbourn railroad station.
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Train Wreck

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Corliss. A large crowd of men are watching as a Bucyrus crane is lifting a car b...
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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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Loading a Wagon

Date: 01 1916
Description: A farmer shoveling corn stalks from a field into a wagon.
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Men Working in Cornfield

Date: 04 15 1924
Description: Several men work in a snow-covered cornfield along with two horses and a farm wagon, possibly in Iowa.
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A Mule Pulling A Toboggan

Date: 1963
Description: Winter scene down a hill of a young boy or girl riding a mule which is pulling a toboggan up the snow-covered hill. Children in winter clothing run up the ...
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High School

Date: 1922
Description: View of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple with an A...
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Theresa Waste Disposal System

Date: 02 24 1978
Description: "Theresa Waste Disposal System. Village man, Jim Zillmer, checks out sprinkler system."
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Valentine's Day

Date: 02 12 1978
Description: "With the approach of Valentine's Day, the camera looks through the decorated windows of the Bob Bernhard home. Brenda watches her brother, Scott, playing ...
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Funeral Service at Zion Lutheran Church

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "Carrying the casket from Zion, the small country church."
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Train Derailment

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Description: View of a people walking on railroad tracks near a derailed train.
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McArthur Road

Date: 1968
Description: "Brenda & Kay Widmer walk on McArthur Road."
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Sunny Brae Farm

Date: 1968
Description: "Brenda Widmer walks her dog Bonnie next to the disposal system. In distance is Sunny Brae farm, site of present-day Schnitzler River View Hills mobile hom...
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Jim Dobbe Farm

Date: 1968
Description: "Brenda & Kay Widmer examine an ice covered fence on the Jim Dobbe Farm (Sunny Brae Farm)."
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Sledding Hill

Date: 1971
Description: "Kay Widmer pulls her toboggan up the hill that is on the southwest edge of the village."
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General Merchandise Store and Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Six people standing on the porch of L.J. Ryan Dry Goods and Groceries. A sign above the door says: Post Office North Andover." A team of two horses are pul...
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Two Men in front of Barn

Date: 1921
Description: Two men pose in front of a large barn at Newport Village. The barn was used to store lumber.
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Shoveling Snow on Rural Road

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene of snow-covered road with two men shoveling snow. A dog is standing in the road near the men. The road is lined with fenced fields and telepho...
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Pushing Car Out of Mud

Date: 1935
Description: A United States Resettlement Administration field worker pushing his car out of a muddy patch of road.
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Man Sawing Logs

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Description: View across deep snow towards a man sawing logs next to a log cabin. In the background is a fence, and beyond across a field are more farm buildings and a ...

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