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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
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Crowd on Main Street

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Description: View down center of unpaved street towards a crowd gathering on patriotically decorated Main Street. The Badger State Banner is at the left, the hom...
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Parade of Wagons

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a parade of men and women in patriotically decorated wagons going through town. A horse is in the foreground on the left, and a m...
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Man and Child Riding in Wagon

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Description: Man and child riding in a decorated horse and buggy with a flag.
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Parade through Town

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Description: View across unpaved street towards horses and buggies in a parade, with a crowd of people walking on the sidewalk in front of patriotically decorated store...
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Five Points

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Description: The 7th and Lehman Streets intersection with a horse-drawn delivery carriage and a drugstore on the corner. Caption reads: "Five Points * 7th and Lehman St...
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YWCA Lounge at Christmas

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Description: A view of the YWCA lounge at Christmas. Four women and a dog sit in front of an ornate fireplace. A large Christmas tree stands to the left of the fireplac...
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Charles Taylor Family

Date: 1902
Description: Family portrait of Charles Taylor, his wife, Ellen Wishart, and their two children taken on the lawn in front of their house. Lorena Taylor, standing besi...
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Horse-Drawn Wagons Outside Church at Vyatka, Russia

Date: 07 11 1917
Description: Horse-drawn wagons outside a large church with belfry in a town along the Trans-Siberian Railway. The original caption reads: "tower of 300 year old church...
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The Ideal Hotel

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Description: A view of the Ideal Hotel lobby. The front desk stands to the left across from a descending staircase. A sitting area is located in the background, furnish...
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Montauk Manor

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Description: Horses and rider stand on the front lawn of Montauk Manor near a driveway and parked automobiles. The English Tudor-style hotel opened in 1927.
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Glacier Park Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel lobby. View features a large rustic lobby with a campfire surrounded by chairs, lanterns, log beams, and animal skins hangin...
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Glacier Park Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel lobby. View features the rustic lobby with log beams and columns, Japanese lanterns, animal skins hanging from the balconies...
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Glacier Park Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel lobby. View features the large rustic lobby with log beams and columns, Japanese lanterns, animal skins hanging from the bal...
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Lake McDonald Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Lake McDonald Hotel lobby. View features the rustic lobby, decorated with animal skins and trophies. There is a balcony overhead, and several c...
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Playing Polo on Horseback

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Description: Polo players on horseback wear team uniforms while playing on a grass field. A multi-storied building stands in the background.
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High School and Training School

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Description: Exterior of High School and Training School. The building features a cupola and brickwork. To the left, a horse-drawn carriage is parked, and a sidewalk le...
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Schauer Stone House — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This old, historic house is on the Schauer property. Kathy's husband, Steve, is opening a new business called Masterpiece Plumbing.
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William Irvine and Child in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with William Irvine (1851-1927) seated in his sleigh next to his daughter Ruth (1891-1987) wearing a hat and wrapped in furs, Chippewa Falls, ...
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French Lumber Company Building on Street Corner

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Description: View form across street of the French Lumber Company, a two-story brick building with the Chicago Dental Parlors occupying the second floor, on a street co...

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