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Surface Digging

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Description: Lead mining by digging at the ground surface.
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Haying Operations

Date: 07 1945
Description: View from front of two men wearing hats standing atop a wagon piled with hay that is being pulled across a partially cut hay field by two horses.
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Main Street, where two young girls walk on the sidewalk, and a horse and carriage and two cars are parked in the street. There is a townhouse complex on th...
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Cheese Factory

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Description: A man poses outdoors in front of a cheese factory. Behind him next to the building is a large wooden tub on stilts, perhaps for holding water.
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C.B. and Q. R.R. Stone Crusher

Date: 1900
Description: The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stone crusher. There is a large group of workmen posing along the work site.
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C.B. & Q. Railroad

Date: 1900
Description: The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad crew with the rock crusher. The train car is labeled '204430' and 'Burlington Route'. A steep hill rises behind...
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Harvesting Grain into Horse-drawn Wagons

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Description: View across field of two men pitching grain into horse-drawn wagons. Between the two wagons is a man in a horse-drawn carriage. In the far background is an...
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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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Badger State Bank

Date: 1905
Description: View from street of the Badger State Bank, which is on the first floor. On the second floor is a dentist's office. A telephone or telegraph pole is on the ...
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Stone Quarry

Date: 1905
Description: Stone quarry, with men working near a wagon, and at the base of the hill. In the background is a steep hill with trees.
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Ester Point, Turkey River

Date: 1905
Description: View down railroad tracks, showing the switching station, water tank, and buildings. Two men stand on the railroad tracks. Ester Point is near Cassville, W...
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The Famous Narrow Gauge Train

Date: 1921
Description: A passenger train stopped at the depot. Three men are standing on the left, one of them pushing a cart. A row of milk cans is along the side of the depot b...
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Looking North From Bluff

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Description: Elevated view from bluff overlooking the railroad tracks and yard along the Mississippi River. A group of men are gathered on the track near stacks of lumb...
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Signal Point Stone Wall Under Construction

Date: 1936
Description: Four men are building the wall at Signal Point Lookout in Wyalusing State Park. They are part of Works Progress Administration (WPA) Project #8656-8. Th...
Map or Atlas

Platteville, Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This street map was likely given out by Mound City Bank and features a legend of points of interest and a street index. Streets are labeled as is the Round...
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Map of the Survey of Section Thirty-four, : in Township No. 3 North and Range No. 3 west of the 4th Principal Meridian, Grant County, Wisconsin, Into In and Out Lots ... Being a Part of Potosi

Date: 06 1845
Description: This map is pen-and-ink on paper and shows the numbers, dimensions, and acreages of lots, as well as survey monuments and streets. Also included is a certi...

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