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Badwater Bill and His Burro

Date: 03 16 1963
Description: "The eyes of the guests popped, but room clerk Frank R. Witte, 1133 E Knapp Street, took it in stride Friday afternoon when Badwater Bill, accompanied by h...
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Dankoler with Horse-Drawn Carriage

Date: 09 1910
Description: Three men are in a horse-drawn carriage in front of the Dillon Hotel where a man and woman look on from the front porch. The group is preparing to leave fo...
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Men with Wagon Outside Abbey Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: Man seated atop a horse-drawn wagon in the snow outside the "Abbey Hotel." Another man stands on the left near the wagon.
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The Samoset

Date: 1910
Description: A group of adults, mostly women, walk along the Rockland Breakwater. The Samoset Resort is in the background on the shoreline. Caption reads: "The Samoset ...
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Merchants Hotel

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Description: View from street of the Merchants Hotel, located at the intersection of First and Fillmore Streets. A large group of men and women, and a puppy, are posed ...
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Merchants Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of the facade of Merchants Hotel, located at the intersection of First and Fillmore Streets. Men and women are posed sitting and standing on ...
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Men outside the Alaska House Saloon

Date: 1902
Description: Five men standing outside the Conrad Meyer Alaska House saloon and hotel. The building was located at 416 North 9th Street.
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right, in the blue shirt) touring the 9/11 Ground Zero site with an unidentified FBI official, Joan Obey, and an unide...
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down unpaved Main Street towards a train passing by in the background. There is a row of buildings on the right and a fenced in lot on the left. A woo...
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Child Standing on Table in Boxing Stance

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Description: Indoor portrait of a European American child posing standing on a table in a pugilist pose, with a European American man posing standing on the right with ...
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Montello Fish and Game

Date: 1905
Description: G.W. Roskie, left, of South Dakota, and Dr. Lange of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pose with their rifles on the porch of the Montello House Hotel. Between them...
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John Antisdel

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of hotelier, John Francis Antisdel, wearing a coat with a fur-lined collar and a cravat.
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Rockford Bagpipe Band at Annual Robert Burns Dinner

Date: 01 29 1956
Description: A man is carrying a tray with two candlesticks and haggis. Three other men are following wearing uniforms, and two men are playing bagpipes. Caption reads:...
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Paris Symphony Orchestra

Date: 12 21 1919
Description: Group of men posing on the steps of a hotel. Caption reads: "Members of the Paris Symphony Orchestra and the Reception Committee, December 21, 1919. 1 - ...
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Edward Alsworth Ross

Date: 1924
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross poses outside the Hotel Brunswick in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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