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Pontiac Cars Lined Up for the U.S. Indian Band Parade

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: A man on a horse with Pontiac cars lined up on Wisconsin Avenue for the U.S. Indian Band parade, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. They p...
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Horse-Powered River Ferry

Date: 1907
Description: Horse-powered Mississippi River Ferry. This ferry was operated between Turkey river, Iowa and Cassville, Wisconsin by Alfred Dietrich.
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Boy on a Pony

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Description: Boy sitting on a pony on a saddle possibly made of cloth.
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Gathering in a Field

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of people gathered in an open field surrounded by a wooden fence.
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Andreas Dahl and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. This view from East Washington Avenue shows photographer Andrew Dahl on his horse "Curnel" in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Dahl had j...
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Two Women Sitting on the Laps of Two Men in a Buggy

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of four people posing sitting in a buggy drawn by a single horse.
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Two Men in a Buggy

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two European American men posing sitting in a wagon pulled by a single horse.
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Picnicking

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Description: Men and women are sitting and standing near a stand of trees. In the background is a wooden building, and a horse on the right.
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Man Displaying a Pony

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Description: Outdoor view of a man posing standing and displaying a small pony in front of a woman and a wooden house.
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Man Displaying Horse

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Description: Outdoor view of a man posing standing and holding his hat in his hand and displaying a horse on a town street.
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Fountain on Broadway

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Description: Two men are standing by the fountain on Broadway, which is topped by a statue. A horse and carriage are parked next to the fountain, and a dog is relaxing ...
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Jones Lumber and Merchandise

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Description: Three men displaying four horses in front of a storefront, probably the Jones Lumber and Merchandise on Water Street.
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Group Portrait of Children and Adults

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Description: Group of five men, six women, and eight children sitting in front of a wooden building. There are horses in the background.
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Man Displaying a Horse

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Description: View towards a man displaying a horse wearing a harness and blinders in front of a wooden building with a large, closed barn door.
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Unidentified Group of People at a Residence

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Description: Four women, two men and a horse are posing in the front yard of a house. In the background are farm buildings.
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Judging Horses

Date: 1925
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of men gathered around four teams of horses hitched to sleighs in a snow covered lot. There is a dog at the center of the...
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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Horse-Drawn Patent Medicines Wagon

Date: 01 07 1937
Description: A traveling salesman with Willson's Monarch Labs is standing beside the horse-drawn wagon that took him on sales routes in rural Wisconsin. Willson manufac...
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Falls House

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Description: Falls House, a little one-dollar-a-day hotel near the banks of the Black River at the corner of First and Fillmore Streets, built by Susan Gebhardt in 1886...
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Farm Home of August Krueger

Date: 09 05 1895
Description: View across road of the log buildings and farm home of August Krueger. Two women and three men stand near the fence along the road. One of the men holds a ...

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