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Street Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Small town business district with a group of men and women posed on the board sidewalk on the right. Another group of men and boys are on and around a trac...
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Two Women in Buggy

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Description: Two women in a buggy driving a team of two horses. The woman on the right is possibly Margie Sprester.
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching elephants in a circus parade. In the foreground are power lines and telephone poles.
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Machinery at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 08 11 1910
Description: The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ...
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International PD-80 Diesel Power Unit

Date: 1938
Description: An International PD-80 diesel power unit used to power an A.B. Carroll Lumber Company sawmill. Several men are at work on the site; trees, and what appears...
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Cattle Driven Down a Street

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Description: View of cattle being driven down a street. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Covington, LA."
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Canadian Pacific Railway Depot

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Description: View of the Canadian Pacific Railway depot in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. A number of men are waiting near the depot and on the right is a luggage cart ...
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Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view from railroad tracks of the Depot. Four men are standing alongside the depot building near a wheeled cart. The building features two signs, o...
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Electric Light Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the Eastman power plant. Two children pose on a metal cylinder outside the plant. The text on the photograph reads, "The Best electric light pl...
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Main Street

Date: 06 1900
Description: View down Main Street.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 735-742

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Description: The disconnection sways,
rings out the moving targets racing with the mind in mathematic sound
that vanish in the distance and then appear again
a...
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor to Pull Carts

Date: 06 11 1925
Description: A man is driving an industrial tractor pulling a train of carts. The carts are loaded with parts, tanks, and barrels. In the background are factory buildin...

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