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Boys Watching Parade

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Description: Boys gathered on street to watch a parade through town.
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Boston Store

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Boston Store department building at W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. 4th Street.
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Front Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down Front Street showing businesses and horse-drawn carriages. Caption reads: "Front Street, From Post Office - Richmond, ME."
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J.F. Meisser's Livery Stable

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Description: Men, wagons and horses in front of J.F. Meisser's Livery stable.
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Huron Street Looking West

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Description: View of Huron Street, looking west. Horse-drawn carriages are parked on either side of the road, and Hotel Whiting can be seen on the right, built in 1868.
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section featuring jewelry, shoe, and drug stores and other storefronts. Women and men walk down the sidewalk near cars parked on the c...
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Grand Avenue Bridge over the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view over water toward a horse and carriage and pedestrians crossing the Grand Avenue Bridge, built in 1922. Smokestacks and other buildings are o...
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Commercial City Street

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Description: View of a commercial area at the end of the nineteenth century. Men cross the street near parked automobiles, and others stand in the doorway of the Jones ...
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Hotel Donnelly

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Description: Photographic postcard of the Hotel Donnelly. Men are standing and visiting on the porch. A sign on the corner reads: "Hotel & Livery." Horse-drawn vehicles...
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Luva Street Scene

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Description: View down Luva Street in San Juan Puerto Rico. Oxen carry a large cart down a narrow street, while people move along the sidewalks.
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Marshall Field's Store

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Description: Slightly elevated view of pedestrians and automobiles passing by the flagship Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Da...
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View down a street featuring storefronts, horse-drawn carriages, and automobiles. The steeple of the First Congregational Church, a Gothic Revival building...
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Street Scene

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Description: View across intersection down South Dubuque Street featuring Hotel Jefferson, built in 1913 with a Classical Revival influence. Automobiles and horse-drawn...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Rows of shops are on either side. Carriages and carts are parked along the curb. Streetlights hang from the utility lines. A railroa...
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Main Street Looking North

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Description: View uphill of an unpaved Main Street. There is a horse and buggy in the street. A group of men congregate on a sidewalk at the corner.
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Agricultural National Bank

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Description: View across intersection toward the Agricultural National Bank, a Neo-Classical structure. Built in 1818 and rededicated in 1908, the bank features an entr...
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down the dirt road of Main Street. On the left, two men are walking on the sidewalk near a store with a hand-painted "closing out sale" sign. On the r...
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Clarendon Pond and Village

Date: 1899
Description: A man steers a horse and carriage down a winding country road near Clarendon Pond. Village dwellings are visible across the pond.
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River Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down street. On the right is a sign for "The Consumers Lumber", among other small shops. A carriage is traveling along the street. A briefcase has bee...
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Main Street From City Hall

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Description: View down Main Street from City Hall featuring horses and wagons, automobiles, and street cars. Stores line either side of the street.

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