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Front View of Northern Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1893
Description: Front view of the Northern Hospital for the Insane. A horse-drawn carriage is outside the entrance.
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Kimball and Lowell Hardware Store

Date: 1887
Description: The Kimball and Lowell Hardware Store located on the corner of Franklin and Milwaukee Streets.
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Mayne Hotel

Date: 08 1925
Description: A mower and car parked in front of the dilapidated Mayne Hotel. Two boys are standing to the right of the car, and two men are talking near a wagon and bug...
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Town Streets

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Description: Unpaved town streets with large wooden houses, horse-drawn carriages and a electric street light hanging above the streets.
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Methodist Evangelical Church

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Description: Exterior view of the Church. The building features double doors, a belfry, and a steeple with a cross. There is a cart parked in the yard in the lower-righ...
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IH Columbia Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: A is man looking out the window of the second story of the International Harvester Company's Columbia branch building. A sign is hanging above the main ent...
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McLean Brothers Dealership in Australia

Date: 1900
Description: Block of city buildings in Australia, including McLean Brothers, "ironmongers, iron and machinery merchants." McLean Brothers was a general agent or dealer...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Agency

Date: 1900
Description: Storefronts along a city street, including a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership, and a Western Union Telegraph office. A cart loaded with bund...
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Lunch Room

Date: 1927
Description: View of the facade of the Lunch Room restaurant, located near a cobblestone train platform. Earl Andrew is listed as the proprietor.
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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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Street Scene

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Description: View down center of unpaved street in the central business district. On the left is a clothing store and school supply shop, and a drinking fountain and la...
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Monroe Street

Date: 1912
Description: View from intersection of businesses along the left side of Monroe Street. A group of men are standing at the door of the drugstore on the corner, which ha...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: View down street in the central business district. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curbs. Businesses line the street on both side...
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Scene on Main Street

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Description: Outdoor view from side of street towards a man driving a wagon moving down a town street pulled by a team of two horses. Location identified as Main Street...
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Elevated View of Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view looking down at a group of men posing on the sidewalk in front of a dealership. There is a horse-drawn carriage in front. Signs in the window...
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Exterior of Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of dealership. Bales of manila for twine are on a cart on the sidewalk in front. Three men stand at the corner of the building on the left, n...
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Exterior of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: View from unpaved street of front and left side of dealership. The dealership is a two-story stone building. On the left is a loading dock, and a railroad ...
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The Village Bar

Date: 06 2014
Description: View from automobile across an intersection towards the Village Bar at the corner of Mineral Point Road and Glenway Street. Cars are waiting at a street li...

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