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J. Ogden Armour Residence

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Description: A view from the exercise ring of the stable and cottage at the J. Ogden Armour residence.
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Milton House Stables

Date: 08 1898
Description: The stables at the Milton House. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by ...
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Commercial Area near Lake Michigan

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view over rooftops looking towards Lake Michigan shoreline. Seaman's Furniture and Rooms building is surrounded by other commercial buildings. The...
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Historic Stable

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Description: A view of a stable that was used by General George Washington during encampment in the winter of 1777-1778.
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Main Street

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Description: View of Main Street. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a man on horseback are in the street. Business signs read: "(obscured) Boarding House," "Pete's ...
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Company E

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Description: Elevated view of the assembled military men of Company E and the military band on a town street. Other people stand and observe behind the formation of sol...
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City View

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Description: Elevated view of the city with a river in the foreground.
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Catholic Church and Parsonage

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of Catholic Church, including parsonage and grounds.
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Preston Church

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Description: Wooden church with a bell tower and a stable in the back on the right. Fences and fields are in the background.
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General Store

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Description: View across street of the General Store. A group of five men, two women, and three children are standing in front. with a windmill is in the back and a sta...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1909
Description: Three-quarter view of the front and side of the M.E. Church, which is a wood frame building. Above the entrance is a bell tower with a weather vane. Near t...
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German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of the German Methodist Episcopal Church. The double doorway has an arched window above it, and another circular window with a decorative fr...
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LaCrosse Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down middle of unpaved Main Street. There are large trees along the sidewalk on the left. Businesses line both sides of the street, and there is a sta...
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Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the central business district in a rural community. A group of people on the landing of a store. A cart with a pair of horses at hitching post.
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Catholic Parsonage

Date: 1913
Description: View from street of front of parsonage, a large two-story house with a gabled roof and a porch. There is a garden and stable behind the parsonage, and in t...
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German Evangelical Church

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Description: Three-quarter view of the German Evangelical Church, which has a belfry, and a steeple with a weather vane and lightning rod. There are arched windows on t...
Postcard

Cassville, Wisconsin

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Description: Colorized, elevated view of Cassville with the Mississippi River in the background. A church and dwellings are in the foreground.
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View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia. There are pedestrians on the snowy street below. Buildings and dwellings line the streets. In the backgro...
Postcard

Hotel and Feed Barn

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Description: Photographic postcard of view across muddy road of a man wearing a suit and standing on the porch of the two-story Hotel and Feed Barn. Two signs next to h...
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Exterior View of Unidentified Residence

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Description: Exterior view from street of a two-story wooden house with a surrounding picket fence. There are farm buildings in the background.

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