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View of Haugen

Date: 1905
Description: View from side of road toward the town of Haugen, with a man on a horse-drawn wagon on the road in the foreground. Caption reads: "Haugen, Wis."
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Rhoade's House

Date: 1910
Description: View up dirt road toward Rhoade's House. Caption reads: "Rhoade's House, Medina, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of unpaved street. Caption reads: "Main St., Looking South, Shawano, Wis."
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The Newly Improved Turner Opera House

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Description: Exterior view of the Turner Opera Hose with the Manitowoc County Courthouse in the background. Horses pull a wagonload of hay at right. Caption reads: "The...
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Main Street

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Description: Colorized view down Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, East, Horicon, Wis."
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Tall-tale Postcard: The Milky Way

Date: 1910
Description: A convertible automobile with its top down has crashed into the back of a horse-drawn wagon carrying three enormous, full milk cans. The cans have spilled ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Water Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: A convertible automobile with its top down has crashed into the back of a horse-drawn water wagon. One passenger has flown through the air and pierced the ...
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Telephone Company Workmen

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of telephone company workmen erecting telephone pole with a horse-drawn derrick.
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Haywagon on a Village Street

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of a haywagon pulled through a village by two horses. The driver is perched on top of the load. One horse wears a blanket with printi...
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A Bad Spill By M. Krachner's Camp

Date: 1911
Description: View of an overturned delivery wagon near M. Krachmer's camp, five miles north of Antigo. Caption reads: "A Bad Spill By M. Krachner's."
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Penwern Lodge

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Description: View down side of road towards Penwern Lodge on the other side of the road. There is a stone wall in front of the lodge, and a horse-drawn wagon near the e...
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Railroad Crossing

Date: 1908
Description: View across the railroad crossing at Hales Corners. Wagons are parked along the side of the road in the background. Two men are standing on the corner near...
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Gene Murray's Ox Team

Date: 1957
Description: Text on front reads: "Amos and Andy, Gene Murray's Ox Team, Reedsburg, Wis." Mr. Murray posing with his oxen team and covered wagon. Text on the wagon cove...
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Going to Town

Date: 09 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Going to Town, Rib Lake, Wis." A farm couple driving their wagon, pulled by two oxen, into town. The wagon has wooden wheels and is l...
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Returning from Work

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "'Returning from Work.' St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes. St. Francis, Wis." A group of six women holding implements and a nun are ...
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Lovers Lane

Date: 08 14 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "Lovers Lane, Sauk City, Wis." An unpaved, rural road with a wooden guard rail on both sides. A sign reads: "Automobiles Go Slow." Beh...

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