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John Gund Brewing Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the John Gund Brewing Company buildings, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse, W...
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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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Early Electric Power Street Car

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Description: A group of men pose near an electric power street car first used in 1832. A mule is hitched to the streetcar. Caption reads: "Electric Power Street Car, Me...
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Southwest Missouri Electric Railroad Company Station

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Description: View of the exterior of a station owned by the Southwest Missouri Electric Railroad Company, organized in 1893.
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Bridge and Car Track on the Ice to Solombola

Date: 1918
Description: Tramway and railroad leading into Solombola, Russia. In the foreground are a group of people, some sawing wood and others standing by the railroad.
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Marching Down City Street

Date: 1918
Description: DESCRIPTION QUESTION: A group of American soldiers are marching down a street in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia. Next to the flag barrier is a African Ame...
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View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of the Troitsky prospect in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia, looking north. There are dwellings, commercial and industrial buildings, and a c...
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State Street from the 200 Block

Date: 05 1930
Description: View of heavy automobile traffic, delivery trucks and pedestrians on State Street, seen looking west from the 200 block. In the background is Bascom Hill, ...
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Streetcar

Date: 1920
Description: A man is standing on the rear of a small streetcar in Japan. There is a utility pole and several two-story buildings on the left.
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Lake Mills Railroad Depot

Date: 1912
Description: View towards the Lake Mills Railroad Depot. A passenger train is on the tracks on the left. A light rail trolley is on the sharply curving tracks on the ri...
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Mule-Drawn Bus

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Description: A streetcar pulled by two mules on a stretch of track. The driver and two children are on board. Text on reverse reads: "Madison Transportation. In 1885 Mr...
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Wooden Line Car

Date: 08 08 1918
Description: A wooden line streetcar, number A-2, plate number 732. for The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (T.M.E.R. & L. Co.)
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Grand Army of the Republic Arch

Date: 09 25 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Cor. Broadway and Tower Avenue, Looking North, Superior, Wis." The Grand Army of the Republic Arch spans the corner of Broadway and T...
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Main Street

Date: 05 13 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Waukau, Wis." An unpaved street with a street car and tracks running down the center. A church is on the left and a home...

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