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Carriage Stuck in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Horse-drawn carriage stuck in a rut on a muddy road near the Ohio River in Floyd County, Indiana. One man is holding the horse while another attempts to di...
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Looking up Grand Avenue

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Description: Elevated view over bridge and river looking up Grand Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a street car are in the foreground.
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La Crosse Railroad Bridge

Date: 1880
Description: Construction of a railroad bridge on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. A set of railroad tracks is in the foreground, running along the s...
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Landscape View with River and Riverboat

Date: 1858
Description: Lithograph view of river with a riverboat on the river, and a family on a hill above the river. There is a wagon or cart on the road below the hill.
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Man in Buggy

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Description: Man in a buggy driving a team of two horses in the country. There may be a river in the background on the left.
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Children and a Cart

Date: 06 02 1894
Description: A group of children pose with a small cart.
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Men and Women in Buggy

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Description: Group seated in a horse-drawn buggy are on the side of a road next to a river. The two women are sitting on the laps of the two men.
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Georgia Ferry and Ox Cart

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Description: A composite of two photographs depicting an ox cart and a Georgia ferry. The top photograph shows a small cable ferry crossing a river, carrying a horse-dr...
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Railroad Crew with Handcar on Trestle Over the Buffalo River

Date: 1890
Description: A railroad section crew poses with a handcar on the trestle spanning the Buffalo River, north of Alma, Wisconsin.
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Old Mill

Date: 1925
Description: View along shoreline of a mill on a river. There is a man loading bags onto a cart at the front. There is a wooded hill on the right.
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John Edmunds' Charter Oak Grist Mill

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Description: Two girls and a boy posed by a tree in front of a two-story wooden building, probably the John Edmunds' Charter Oak grist mill built on Squaw Creek in 1866...
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Mill on Robinson Creek

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Description: Woman and girl posed sitting under a fur in a carriage pulled by a single horse by a wooden bridge. Behind them is a large wooden building, possibly a mill...
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Unloading Coal #933

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Description: Stereograph of two workers placing barrels of coal onto wheelbarrows to unload off a ship. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vicinity, Photographed by H.H. Ben...
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Dam in Wausau

Date: 1913
Description: View down riverbank towards dam of a river around Wausau. Two men and a limber (two-wheeled cart) are near the rivers edge. A man, perhaps a construction w...
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Landscape with Horse-Drawn Carriage near River

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards men standing near a horse-drawn carriage on the shoreline of a river. On the other side of the river is a high stone wall with grass...
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Carriage Tour of Stonefield

Date: 1967
Description: A horse-drawn carriage carrying visitors is coming through a covered bridge at Stonefield Village.
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On the Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline looking towards two women wearing large hats who are sitting in a carriage drawn by a matched team of horses. The carriage has stopped ...

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