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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Superior Avenue, with the Tomah Hardware store in the left foreground. A number of pedestrians and horse-drawn sleds and vehicles are in t... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the central business district. The street is lined with businesses and street lamps. A man and a dog are in front of the bank on... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a parade going through the central business district. People in the parade are wearing helmets and riding horseba... |
| Date: | 08 30 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view looking down Main Street. A hotel and livery are on the left, with another hotel and jewelry store on the right. Automobiles and... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard view from across street towards a two-story brick corner building, labeled as the Bank of Durand. Two Ford Model T's ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View down center of Main Street. The State Bank is in the foreground on the right. A hardware store and hotel are on the left. There is a windmill in the d... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of the central business district of Fairwater. Horses and wagons and automobiles in the street. A hardware store is on the left. Two men are on the ri... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View down commercial street lined with buggies and wagons. A hardware store is on the left, and a harness shop is on the right. Caption reads: "Genoa Jct.,... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street with businesses on both sides, including drug stores, grocery stores, appliance stores and an insurance/real estate office. Automobil... |
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| Description: | View of a main street. Meat markets and a saloon are on the left, and hardware stores and a billiard hall are on the right. A railroad crossing is in the d... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "St. Scene, Shawano, Wis." Horse-drawn buggies are traveling on a street lined with businesses, with pedestrians on the sidewalks. Sig... |
| Date: | 05 04 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street Looking North, Spring Valley, Wis." View down center of unpaved street with sidewalks, lined with businesses. Horse-drawn... |
| Date: | 09 02 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main St. Sun Prairie Wis." View of storefronts line the left side of the street, with horse-drawn wagons at the curb. A man in an apr... |
| Date: | 09 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings, Unity, Wis." A collage of 4 postcards with views of parades and celebrations in the downtown area. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main-Street. Wausaukee-Wis." An unpaved street lined with buildings and storefronts. A Post Office, hardware store and furniture stor... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Westfield, Wis." Many automobiles and a Greyhound Bus are diagonally parked on Main Street. The destination sign on the ... |
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