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Construction Crew on Silo

Date: 1940
Description: Construction crew on Kastenmeier farm. They are standing at the top of a silo they are building. A barn is on the left and a shed is on the right. Names fr...
Postcard

New Foundry Building

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a foundry. There are workmen standing near the entrance. Caption reads: "New Foundry Building - Beaver Dam - Wis."
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Ringling Brothers Circus Parade

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the Circus Parade on a rainy day. Crowds of people line the street, and many are holding umbrellas.
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The Lutheran Parsonage Destroyed By Fire Sept. 6, '09

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a fire. Most of the parsonage is destroyed. There are onlookers on the lawn in front of the house. Caption r...
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Miller & Jones Hardware Store

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Description: View of the storefront of Miller & Jones Hardware, with two men standing at the entrance. Horses and carts are parked in the street. A Masonic symbol is in...
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Depot at Fox Lake

Date: 1913
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the railroad depot, with several passengers standing on the platform. An automobile is parked at the curb. Caption read...
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R.H. Runge; General Merchandise

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view of R.H. Runge's General Merchandise store. A woman and two men are standing near the entrance. Penciled-in note on reverse reads: "Burned ...
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Wood's Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: View from shoreline toward a bridge over the Rock River. A boat with three men is passing underneath the bridge. Caption reads: "'Wood's' Bridge South of H...
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Aftermath of a Fire

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Description: Elevated view of a completely burned building in downtown Horicon at the river. A cigar store is next door, and men are gathered on the bridge.
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Iron Ridge Canning Factory

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a canning factory, with workers lined up out front, and a man standing in a wagon pulled by a team of horses. Railroad tracks are...
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Asylum

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a group of people standing on the grounds in front of the asylum. There are bars on the windows and fire escapes on both ends of the building....
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Lomira Train Station

Date: 08 20 1904
Description: Handwriting on front reads: "1913 Lomira, Wis." A crowd of women and children waiting at a train station.
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Tabernacle, Evangelical Camp Grounds

Date: 08 13 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Tabernacle, Evangelical Camp Grounds, Lomira, Wis." Adults and children pose in front of the Tabernacle at the Evangelical Camp Groun...

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