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River Falls

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from roof of Main Street. Horse-drawn vehicles line the curb on the opposite side of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wi...
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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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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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Montello Granite Works

Date: 1906
Description: Charles Richter, second from left, poses in front of a building at the top of the Montello granite quarry. His wife stands at the front of the group, weari...
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Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: The printed inscription identifies this scene, "Looking South on Main Street, Montello, Wis." A woman is standing on the sidewalk at left near a parked bug...
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Class at Fredonia School

Date: 1914
Description: A class of students ranging in age from 7 to 17 (?) and their teacher posing for a group portrait at the side of their school building. Three children are ...
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A Busy Day

Date: 1908
Description: A man is standing in the street drinking from a jug, and a woman sitting in a wagon is watching him. Horses and wagons are behind him. Caption reads: "A Bu...
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Homecoming Parade

Date: 07 06 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Home Coming Racine, Wis. July 6th in 09." Image of a decorated horse-drawn wagon in the Home Coming parade stopping for a photograph....
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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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A Busy Day in Rio

Date: 08 18 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "A Busy Day in Rio." Slightly elevated view of an unpaved main street with cement sidewalks and crosswalks. There are buildings and s...
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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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Stock Fair Day

Date: 06 19 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Marrow [sic] St., on Stock Fair Day, Seymour, Wis." Elevated view looking West on Morrow Street, the name is misspelled on the front...
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Main Street

Date: 02 05 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Shawano, Wis." An unpaved street lined with businesses. The signs read: "Shawano County Journal", "Repair Shop," "Restau...
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
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...
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Water Street, Looking East

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Water Street, Looking East, Shullsburg, Wis." People are in an automobile coming up the unpaved street which is lined with businesses...
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One of the First Homes Near Stanley

Date: 07 17 1909
Description: Caption reads: "One of the first Homes near Stanley, Wis." A log cabin with a wagon parked before it, with another building in the background on the left. ...
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Main Street Looking East

Date: 10 04 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street Looking East, Stoughton, Wis." A busy street lined with sidewalks and businesses. Horse-drawn vehicles are pulled to the...
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Market Day on Third Street

Date: 11 04 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Market Day on Third Street. Greetings from Watertown, Wis." Elevated view of a busy street scene on market day, with many pedestrians...
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Woodman Picnic

Date: 1910
Description: Text on the front reads: "Woodmen Picnic, Wilmot, Wis. 1910" On reverse: "Woodman Picnic – 1910, Wilmot, Wisconsin." A parade with horse-drawn wagons carry...

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