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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Polo Players

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Description: Polo horses take graceful strides as two players vie to hit the ball at Joy Farms.
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Ladder Wagon Racing to Fire

Date: 1895
Description: A ladder wagon of the Madison Fire Department races around corner of North Pinckney and East Main streets.
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Montana Cowboys

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Description: View of cowboys loading the chuck wagon on the range in Montana. Caption reads: "Loading the 'Chuck' Wagon."
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Motorcyclist on Dirt Road

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Description: Man riding a motorcycle on a country road. Two men are standing along the side of the road, and a horse is in the background.
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Fire Engines in Street

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Description: A fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine is parked on the street. A group of people are looking up toward a building where a rope is coming down fr...
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Men in front of Horseshoe Shop

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Description: Nine men in aprons lined up in front of a brick horseshoe shop. One of the men is sitting on a horse. The sign above the door reads: "C. Deising, Horseshoe...
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Dashing through the Snow

Date: 1930
Description: Winter scene with sleigh carrying six well-bundled passengers pulled by two horses and pulling a skier behind in Eagle River. The trees are blurred.
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Village Blacksmith at Pioneer Village

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Description: A man in a plaid shirt and heavy apron holding the hoof of a horse in one hand, and a long file in the other. They are surrounded by metal wares and metal ...
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Farmer Picking Corn by Hand

Date: 1911
Description: A farmer wearing a straw hat and smoking a pipe examining or picking corn. Behind him is a team of horses pulling a wagon.
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"Frontier Days" Rodeo

Date: 1910
Description: A man is riding a bucking bronco while another man rides in front of him at a "Frontier Days" rodeo.
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"Frontier Days" Rodeo

Date: 1910
Description: A man is riding a bucking bronco while two other men try to calm it at a "Frontier Days" rodeo.
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"Frontier Days" Rodeo

Date: 1910
Description: A man is riding a bucking bronco at a "Frontier Days" rodeo.
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"Frontier Days" Rodeo

Date: 1910
Description: A man is holding his hat while riding a bucking bronco. Other men are following him on horseback at a "Frontier Days" rodeo. Observers look on from behind ...
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"Frontier Days" Rodeo

Date: 1910
Description: Four men approach a bucking bronco at a "Frontier Days" rodeo. A group of observers on horseback are in the background.
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"Frontier Days" Rodeo

Date: 1910
Description: Three cowboys wearing sheepskin chaps convene on the field at a "Frontier Days" rodeo. In the background are observers on horseback.
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Horse Racing at Arlington Park

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Description: Jockeys on horseback pass a striped marker on the dirt race track at Arlington Park. In the background the grandstand holds numerous spectators. Arlington ...
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Horse Racing

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Description: View of a horse race at the Lower California Jockey Club in Tijuana, Mexico. Two men stand in a shelter, keeping time, while others watch the horses race p...
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Horse Racing at Agua Caliente Jockey Club

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Description: Horses race past on the track at Aqua Caliente Jockey Club while spectators look on from the grandstand. The club opened in 1929 and was located in Tijuana...
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Police on Horseback and Bicyclist

Date: 2008
Description: A female bike rider looks over at police officer riding a horse at Riverside Park.

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