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Men Outside a Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men standing on the sidewalk outside a local business. The sign on the far left of the image is for a restaurant, and the other buildings furthe...
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Group of People Posed at Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of a family posed on a hill in front of a farm, with farmhouse, outbuildings, and a windmill. The family is gathered on a hill i...
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Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
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William Unglaube with His Sister

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Description: William Unglaube is in a two-seater buggy with one of his sisters. The buggy is pulled by one horse on a dirt road.
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The Traveling Salesman

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Description: A traveling salesman, dressed in a suit and light hat, stands beside his carriage. A case of perfume and remedy wares sits near his feet. The small carriag...
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A Rural Procession of Carriages

Date: 1910
Description: View of a procession of horse-drawn carriages along a dirt road through a field. The second carriage from the left is a hearse. There is a farm in the back...
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Taxidermist Cart

Date: 1907
Description: A man in a suit and hat, and a ribbon on his lapel, poses in front of a cart with a sign that reads: "E.D. Ochsner, Taxidermist, Prairie du Sac, Wis." Bunt...
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Home of J. H. Moore

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Description: View of a large, red brick house. People on horseback and horse-drawn carriages are lined up on the driveway in front. Caption reads: "Home of J. H. Moore,...
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Red Circle Inn

Date: 1910
Description: A real photo postcard of the two-story, wood frame Red Circle Inn. There are two women, one of whom is holding a child, on the open first floor front porch...
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Bannerman Avenue

Date: 08 20 1910
Description: Text on front: "Bannerman Ave., Redgranite, Wis." View of Bannerman Avenue, an unpaved street in a small town. A horse-drawn buggy is stopped in the street...
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City Hall

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "City Hall, Ripon, Wis." View across public square towards a brick building with ornate exterior decorations and a bell tower with a b...
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East Side Square

Date: 08 25 1911
Description: Caption reads: "East Side Square, Monroe, Wis." Elevated view of people walking on the sidewalks and in the street, and a horse and buggy driving by on the...
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Third Ave. At Night

Date: 04 23 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Third Ave. At Night, Baraboo, Wis." A city scene at night, with horse-drawn carriages in the streets and pedestrians on the sidewalks...
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Outagamie County Fair

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Seymour Fair 1907." The grandstand at a fair is full of spectators, with horses, buggies and automobiles parked on the infield in the...
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Outagamie County Fair

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Seymour Fair 1907." Elevated view of fairgoers at the grounds with horses, buggies and automobiles. An exhibit building is on the lef...
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U.S. Regulars Passing Thru

Date: 06 12 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "U.S. Regulars passing thru Shullsburg Wis. June 12th." Elevated view of a long line of uniformed soldiers, four abreast, marching dow...
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West Bend C. & N.W. Depot

Date: 02 12 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N.W. Rv. Depot, West Bend, Wis." The West Bend Chicago North Western Railroad Depot was built in 1900 of clapboards in the Craft...

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