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The Farm of Heinrich Cordes near Onalaska on the Black River

Date: 1859
Description: Due to rainy weather, Hölzlhuber stayed a night in the home of Heinrich Cordes, who had purchased his land from an Irishman and built "a pretty brick house...
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Man and Woman in Wagon

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Description: Man and woman in a horse and wagon in front of a building with two women seated on the stoop, probably the Spaulding home, the present location of the Dr. ...
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Adobe Home

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Description: A Mexican Jacal (an adobe style housing structure) with five boys and one man standing in front with two donkeys and a cart.
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The Curtis Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Curtis Hotel, a Victorian era building expanded in 1883. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen parked underneath an awning, and a man stands o...
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Bakery Panorama

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Description: Wide angle view of the interior of a bakery, with one man standing by the oven on the right and another man standing near the center between racks of bread...
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Jones' Sausage Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Jones' Sausage Factory. Two men are leaning out the window above the side of the porch roof. Bicycles are leaning against the side of the brick...
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Market Place

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Description: Elevated view of a market place featuring stores and offices. In the foreground is a trail through a group of trees on a lawn that leads to the J.G. Smyth ...
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Main Street and Washington State College

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Description: View of Main Street, featuring shops, cars, and carriages. Washington State College, founded in 1890, can be seen on a hilltop beyond the street.
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Prospect Street

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Description: View down Prospect Street, a dirt road, featuring the construction of a brick corner building. Two men look on from the steps of their home across the str...
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Street Scene

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Description: People ride on horseback and in carriages down a dirt road. A long adobe building can be seen on the left.
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Columbia Hotel and Railroad Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks of the Leominster Railroad Depot. A boy can be seen riding his bicycle on the platform. Beyond the station stands Columbia Hotel,...
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Spaulding House

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Description: View across lawn towards four women and a man walking on the grounds in front of the Spaulding House. On the right near the house are two horses, and on th...
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Public School

Date: 1928
Description: Facade of brick building, with stone steps and a columned entrance. On the left near the corner of the building is a cart, and along the side there appears...
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down unpaved Main Street, with wagons and carts parked near the curb on the left near a building with a sign for a "Garage." Pedestrians are a...
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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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Man Loading Crate onto IH Service Truck

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: View across shop floor towards a man loading a crate onto an International Harvester Company of America sales and service truck. The man is using a Ford Tr...
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Dump Rake Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 05 27 1909
Description: Dump rake, with men chatting in yard on the right. Other men are working in the background on the left near a brick factory building.
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Dump Rake Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 05 27 1909
Description: Dump rake, with men chatting in yard on the right. Other men are working in the background on the left near a brick factory building.
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Binder Mounted on Transport Truck

Date: 10 03 1914
Description: Binder mounted on transport truck outdoors in factory yard. The legs have white marks drawn over them.
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Gun Cart with Guns and Ammunition

Date: 03 04 1918
Description: Details of loaded guns and ammunition on a Gun Cart outdoors in factory yard, with a brick building in the background.

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