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Husking Corn

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of the Krueger family husking corn. From right to left are: Mary, Sarah, August, Florentina, and Jennie Krueger. A dog is lying on the ground...
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Barnum Depot

Date: 1912
Description: View down railroad tracks of a locomotive arriving at the Barnum Depot.
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Stahl Dog Team

Date: 1910
Description: Tom Stahl's dog team transporting two women in La Pointe on Madeline Island.
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Sentry's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Department

Date: 02 14 1985
Description: A display of fruit and vegetables in the East Side Foods Sentry store.
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Buying Paint

Date: 1950
Description: A couple waits at the checkout stand with a shopping cart and cans of Mautz paint and other supplies to purchase.
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Grocery Shopping

Date: 1950
Description: A grocery clerk boxes up purchases as a woman and her young son wait at the checkout counter.
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Post Office

Date: 01 13 1968
Description: Post Office workers in mail room.
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Winter Mail Delivery

Date: 02 15 1987
Description: A woman mail carrier pushes her cart with a full mailbag along a sidewalk edged by snowy lawns.
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Mail Train

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: View across railroad tracks of cart loads of mail sacks on the platform, awaiting the arrival of the next train. The four men standing on the left have bee...
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Shoppers in Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Two grocery store employees placing Dean's Milk in grocery cart for a woman and her two children.
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Betty Hall Puchasing Dean's Milk

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Betty Hall and her 9 month old son, Wayne, purchasing Dean's milk from Harry Gerson in the Cardinal Super Market, 120 North Fairchild Street.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Peaches

Date: 1911
Description: Three young boys gather around a wheelbarrow filled with giant peaches. One of the boys is holding a peach that has been broken open, exposing its pit. Two...
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Horse-Powered Hay Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Three men in a field use a horse-powered hay press. Two carriages are on the the left.
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Two Men in Carriage

Date: 1905
Description: Two men wearing hats and coats in a horse-drawn carriage on a residential street.
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Christmas Mailing

Date: 12 14 1949
Description: Henry Olson, a post office employee of nine years, was loading parcel post packages at the Madison post office this week, signalizing the start of the Chri...
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National Food Store in Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for meat at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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National Food Store Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for fruits and vegetables at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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Dentist Office and Church

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of a dentist office and Baptist Church along a road. Two horse-drawn carriages are being driven in opposite directions on the road.
Print

Merry Christmas

Date: 1932
Description: Holiday card of a carriage drawn by two horses. Snow and trees are in the background. A man in a coat, scarf and top hat is driving. It is snowing. At the ...
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Train Depot

Date: 1921
Description: View down platform of people waiting outside the train depot. A train is approaching the terminal on one set of tracks, and a number of train cars are on a...

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