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Downtown Hancock

Date: 1910
Description: View of downtown Hancock with a streetcar driving down the street and people walking on the sidewalk and crossing the street. A streetcar has been superimp...
Photograph

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a man with two mules on the left pulling a boat up the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A large wooden building is on the right bank in the behi...
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Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: View down Main Street with a horse-drawn carriage and large brick buildings.
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Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse

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Description: View across water toward the Crabtree Ledge cast iron lighthouse, established in 1890 and discontinued in 1933.
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Camp St. John Exercise Drill

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Description: A group of boys at Camp St. John performs an exercise drill while wearing pajamas. The group is gathered on a hilltop in front of cabins and farmhouses. O...
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Camp St. John Flag Raising

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Description: A group of uniformed campers stands in formation at Camp St. John while watching the raising of the American flag. Three cabins stand to the left and tree...
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Camp St. John Native American Ceremonies

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Description: Campers watch Native American ceremonies while seated around the council ring at Camp St. John. The group of boys and young men gather around a fire pit, a...
Postcard

Residence Street

Date: 1911
Description: View across unpaved street towards a row of houses. Caption reads: "Residence St., Hancock, Wis."
Postcard

Congregational Church

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Description: Three-quarter view towards the front and side of the Congregational Church. Houses are in the background. Caption reads: "Congregational Church, Hancock, W...
Postcard

M.E. Church

Date: 1907
Description: View up slope towards a wooden church with a corner steeple. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Hancock, Wis."
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Hancock Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline towards two people in a rowboat on a lake. A man is rowing the boat, while a child is fishing is sitting in the back of the boat, fish...

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