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Anderson's Store

Date: 1908
Description: Anderson's store, with a horse and carriage in front. Caption reads: "Anderson's Store Ephraim, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down unpaved Main Street with storefronts are along both sides. A sign on a building further down on the right reads: "Nixon House". Caption reads: "S...
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved Main Street.
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Business District

Date: 10 04 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the business district in Blue River. Stores and a wooden boardwalk line the dirt street, and horse-drawn wagons wait in front of t...
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Buildings on a Street

Date: 04 20 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of buildings on a street. There is a wooden boardwalk and the street is not paved. Two men are sitting on a bench. "Boscobel" is hand...
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Hotel Carley

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Hotel Carley. Two women are sitting on the far left steps of the hotel. One man is sitting in a chair near the entrance, ...
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Business District

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Description: Color photographic postcard of the business district. Local business and homes are on on both sides of the main road. Horse-drawn wagons are parked on the ...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1906
Description: Brass marching band in uniforms and spectators at a Memorial Day parade. The band and spectators stand in the road outside city shops and business, includi...
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Street Scene

Date: 09 12 1911
Description: Street view of two-story residential houses and buildings. A horse-drawn wagon sitting outside a store is visible on the far right. Caption reads: "Street ...
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Winnebago Dairy Farm

Date: 10 18 1939
Description: Postcard submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. On the front of the postcard is the slogan: You can 'whip' our cream but you can't...
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Two Young Men on Horseback

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Description: Two young men are posing outdoors on horseback in front of the C.J. Faust & Co., Funeral Directors' building. They are wearing jackets and hats. A dirt roa...
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Pleasant Street, North of Grand Avenue

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Description: Colorized postcard view down sidewalk along tree-lined street in the central business district. On the right is a large marble building, and on the left si...
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Main Street Big Falls

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Description: Photographic postcard view down center of unpaved street in the central business district of a rural community. On the left is a general store, and on the ...
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522 First Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: View from the street of three people standing in front of a small house. There is a small Oeil-de-boeuf window in the upper story. The windows have shutter...
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Commerce Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down center of unpaved Commerce Street with buildings along a sidewalk on the right, and a building in the distance. Caption reads: "Commerce Street, ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1945
Description: Diagonal view across Hwy 99 going through Eagle, Wisconsin. Probably Jericho Street, but unmarked. Cars are parked at an angle in front of storefronts lini...
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James G. Dunn Grocery

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the James G. Dunn Grocery, with William John Dunn standing on the left and Maggie (O'Hare) Dunn on the right.

Handwritten on the...

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Washington Avenue South

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Description: Hand-colored view down center of Washington Avenue, facing south, towards a church building on the horizon. The street is lined with sidewalks, buildings a...
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Washington Avenue

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view down unpaved Washington Avenue. A clock on the sidewalk on the left is in front of a musical instrument shop. Snow is on the gro...
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Korlman Meat Market

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Description: View across unpaved street towards a butcher shop with an awning over the front windows. There is an adjacent house on the right. Four people are posing on...

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