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Bird's-Eye View of Viroqua

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye view of Viroqua, county seat of Vernon County.
Photograph

Barn Raising

Date: 1885
Description: Seated group of women and children participating in a barn raising.
Photograph

Leaning Barn

Date: 05 30 1965
Description: Exterior view of a leaning barn. Shadows from a farm machine fall on the barn's side wall in the early morning.
Photograph

Group of Men and Boys Threshing

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men and boys threshing. They are using a tractor for a belt-driven threshing machine, and on the left two horses pull a wagon with large barrels.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Horse and wagons along the street. There is a small child walking in the lower-left corner. There are advertisements for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and ...
Photograph

Business District

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of men and women posing at the entrance of a general store. Horses and wagons are at the curb. The store advertises Jewel paints, Climax tob...
Photograph

Side Main Street

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Description: Two boys, barefoot and in overalls, stand in the middle of the unpaved street. A boy on a fence and a man on a bicycle are near the curb. The shops on the ...
Photograph

A Busy Day, Retreat

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Description: View down dirt road of horses and delivery wagons parked near wooden buildings on the left. A group of people are assembled, some on the porch of a large b...
Photograph

Retreat Creamery

Date: 
Description: View across dirt road of a group of men posing with horses and wagons. One man stand on the loading dock. There is a tall smokestack on a section of the bu...
Photograph

Stoddard Street Scene

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Description: View across street of the central business district. A hardware/5&10 cent store is on the left, with rolled up fencing and various implements on the porch....
Photograph

Street Scene

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Description: View down road over railroad tracks towards buildings and dwellings on the left. A family is standing on the stoop of a house in the far background on the ...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: View down street in the central business district. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curbs. Businesses line the street on both side...
Photograph

Hillsboro Mill

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Description: View from dirt road of a group of people (possibly employees) standing around the loading dock of the Hillsboro Mill. There is a steep, snow-covered hill i...
Postcard

Main Street, Looking South

Date: 09 20 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Looking South, Stoddard, Wis." An unpaved main street with businesses on both sides. On the left is a store with a sign ...

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