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Susanne Hafner Goldfarb and Friend in Israel

Date: 1949
Description: Susanne Hafner Goldfarb and unidentified friend ride in a cart pulled by a mule; Raanana, Israel.
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Pack Train Leaving

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a pack train leaving town. Caption reads: "Pack Train Leaving Kooskia Ida."
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Kennedy's Pack Train

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Description: A view of Kennedy's Pack Train, about to cross the Chena River. The pack train carried large amounts of gold dust taken from creeks. Caption reads: "Kenned...
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Mule-drawn Bus

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Description: A mule-drawn bus, "Matamoros y Santa Cruz," acting as rapid transit in Mexico. Caption reads: "Rapid Transit in Mexico."
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Street Car

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Description: Men and a boy pose near a man driving a mule-drawn street car. Caption reads: "Street Car. Matamoros, Mex."
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Twenty Mule Team Hauling Borax

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Description: Between 1883 and 1889, the twenty mule teams, such as this one, hauled more than 20 million pounds of borax out of Death Valley. The borax load was hauled ...
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Hunter Bros. Milling Co.

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Description: View across railroad tracks toward the Hunter Bros. Milling Co. mill. There is a railroad train on the tracks next to the mill. A man is standing in front ...
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Mariscal Mine

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Description: Workers stand near an automobile and pack of mules in Mariscal Mine. The mine produced 1,400 flasks of mercury, 1/4 of the US production, between 1900 and ...
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"Any Splinters Today?"

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Description: A man standing in the middle of a dirt road next to a small mule-drawn cart laden with chopped wood. Caption reads: "'Any Splinters Today' Milledgeville, G...
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Pack Train

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Description: A man leads a pack train of mules laden with packages down a trail near Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada. Caption reads: "Packtrain, Dawson, Y.T."
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Wirth, Hammel & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Wirth, Hammel & Company, a dealer in horses and mules headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a front view of the company building on the...
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Boy with Burro and Cart

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Description: A young boy sits on a cart pulled by a burro.
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Sand Hill Supply Company Wagon

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Description: View of two men standing near a Sand Hill Supply Company mule-drawn Conestoga-type wagon with a slaughtered pig hanging on the back. Published by C.L. Haye...
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Mule Freight Team

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Description: View of a long mule freight team lined up in the street storefronts behind them. One stands at the front, and another stands on a wagon wheel in the back.
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Mule Train

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Description: View downhill of a mule train with mail and freight in the mountains on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Published by A.J. Johnson and Hall's Book Store. Copyr...
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Stagecoach and Wagon Train

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Description: View from field of a stagecoach and a wagon train meeting on a trail in British Columbia, Canada.
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Man Driving Team of Mules Pulling Wagon

Date: 1965
Description: A man is seated on a wagon pulled by mules. The image caption reports that "mules are still used by many farmers as transportation. Occasionally you see a ...
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Street Scene with Carriages

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of an elevated view of a street scene which includes an assortment of carriages. In her journal of Ceylon, Carrie Chapman Catt r...
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Men Returning after Hunt

Date: 1910
Description: In her journal from Sudan, Carrie describes a tiger hunt which occurred while she was visiting a village. The tiger had been preying on livestock for a cou...
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George William Harris with Mule-Driven Moving Van

Date: 1910
Description: George William Harris is standing on the left at the side of a mule-driven moving van. Another man is standing next to him on the right. The van is parked ...

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