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Barnum Depot

Date: 1912
Description: View down railroad tracks of a locomotive arriving at the Barnum Depot.
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Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine

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Description: View from bottom of snowy hill looking up towards the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad engine #3, which was purchased from the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway.
Print

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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Family in front of Hans Kjorstad Residence

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Description: View of group posing on the lawn in front of a two-story frame house. Four men in the background on the left are standing near two teams of horses; three m...
Postcard

27th Street Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Looking north at the Menomonee Valley. Road incorrectly identified on the postcard as twenty-second street viaduct. Pedestrians and carriages are crossing ...
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Small Buggy with Tandem Horses

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Description: A one-person carriage driven by a woman is led by two tandem horses stepping in rhythm and wearing blinders. A lake (probably Lake Michigan), and shoreline...
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Men with Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 09 1910
Description: In the foreground on a hill two men stand with horse-drawn cart. In the far distance is Grand Encampment, Wyoming. The cart is headed to the Leighton-Wyomi...
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Street Side Terraces

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Description: View across road toward homes set above the street on an incline. Horses and carriages are parked on the other side of a street along a brick wall. Two spi...
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Hong Kong Harbor Scene

Date: 09 1951
Description: The large, ornamental office building of Thomas Cook and Sons on the waterfront in Hong Kong. The firm was one of the oldest and largest travel companies i...
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Street Scene

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Description: Group of men and children standing in the middle of the unpaved street. On the left are storefronts, and in the far distance is a church and tree-lined rid...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down road of horses, wagons and buggies parked in front of buildings. Three men stand near a hotel on the right. A church building is in the backgroun...
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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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Leinenkugel Brewery

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Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel Brewery complex with the buildings identified. A streetcar is passing by and two horses pulling wagons ...
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Looking South from Bloom City

Date: 1909
Description: A group of five men, one holding a child, pose outside a store. A carriage is parked at the curb.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1909
Description: Train stopped at Blue River Depot.
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Main Street

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Description: An intersection with a general store on the left. Two men stand outside the store. There are three horses and wagons on the right and one on the left.
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Bridgeport Hotel

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Description: The exterior of the Bridgeport Hotel. A man, boy, dog, and two women stand on the porch.
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Tennessee Avenue

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Description: View down Tennessee Avenue, with the locations of mines marked in the hills in the distance. Men walk past shops on either side of the avenue.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1928
Description: The Brownsville train depot.
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Depot

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Description: The Browntown train depot. The depot offers Wells Fargo & Company Express delivery and Western Union telegraph service. There are two carts on the platform...

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