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Hughlett's Smelting Furnace

Date: 05 1866
Description: Engraved exterior view of a smelting furnace with a small group of men with horses gathered in front.
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Weighing Pig Lead

Date: 05 1866
Description: Engraved view of two men in a train locomotive observing the weighing of pig lead. Several bars of lead are stacked near the scale.
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Lead Mining Blast Furnace

Date: 1850
Description: Blast furnace, also known as a Scotch hearth used in lead mining.
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View Along East Bank of Galena River

Date: 04 05 1852
Description: Whole plate daguerreotype of view along the east bank of the Galena River (also known as the Fevre River). From a full plate daguerreotype by Alexander Hes...
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Wrecker - 24 Hour Service

Date: 1929
Description: A wrecker truck and driver parked behind a sign that says " We Guarantee Our Service". The steering wheel is on the right. Countryside in the background.

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