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Ox Carts with Furs

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Description: A view showing a line of ox carts loaded with furs leaving the Hudson Bay Company's Post to make the 16 mile trip to avoid the rapids on Slave River. Housi...
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Montana Cowboys

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Description: View of cowboys loading the chuck wagon on the range in Montana. Caption reads: "Loading the 'Chuck' Wagon."
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French Market

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Description: View of shoppers in the French market. One boy is shown pushing two small children in a cart. Fruits and vegetables can be seen in the market stall in the ...
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French Market

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the French market. A cart transporting bales of cotton is in the street on the left. Railroad tracks are in the street.
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New Orleans Milkman

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Description: A milkman stands on top of his horse-drawn cart full of large milk cans on a street.
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Wortman's Road House

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Description: Exterior view of Wortman's Road House, on the Fairbanks-Valdez trail in Alaska, with horse-drawn sleds and people and dogs in front of a number of building...
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The Dam Road House

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Description: View across snow-covered road towards several men and horses in front of the Dam Road House on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Caption reads: "The Dam Road Hou...
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Moving Boilers

Date: 06 13 1904
Description: View of men moving boilers on horse-drawn wagons from Fairbanks to Pedro Creek, June 13th, 1904. Caption reads: "Moving First Boilers From Fairbanks To Ped...
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Mail and Passenger Stage

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Description: View of a horse-drawn sleigh used as a mail and passenger stage between Tanana and Fairbanks. Writing on sleigh reads: "Tanana-Fairbanks Stage" Caption rea...
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The Carl Schurz House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Carl Schurz home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Schurz was a German-American politician and statesman. There is a horse and a horse-drawn ve...
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Main Street in Winter

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Description: A view of Main Street after a snow storm. A horse-drawn vehicle can be seen making its way down the street and tall buildings line the snow-filled street. ...
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Vaseaux Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Children standing on horses' backs posing for the photograph, alongside of a wagon, and other horseback riders, on the shore of Vaseaux Lake. Caption reads...
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Horse and Buggy on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a dirt road with a horse-drawn buggy, bordered by a split-rail fence, and trees. Caption reads: "Going To Town, Kerhonkson, N.Y."
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Mule-Drawn Wagon on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a man and boy posed on their mule-drawn wagon in the middle of a dirt road, which appears to be cut through the surrounding rock formation. Capti...
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Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge

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Description: The Nescopeck view down the Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge showing pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage.
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Carriage On a Wooded Lane

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Description: A horse-drawn carriage on a wooded lane. Caption reads: "Lake Minnewaska."
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Broadway Avenue

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Description: Street-level view of Broadway Avenue showing tall stone buildings, cars, carriages, horses and pedestrians in the distance.
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Masonic Temple Grand Lodge

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Description: View of the stone Norman style Masonic Temple Grand Lodge and its tower. A statue of General John Fulton Reynolds on horseback is in the square in front o...
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Entrance to Fort McPhearson

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Description: A horse and carriage at the entrance to Fort McPhearson with stone posts and a gazebo.
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Columbus Cathedral

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Description: A view of the Baroque-style Columbus Cathedral in Havana, Cuba from the plaza in front. The plaza has numerous horse-drawn carriages and the cathedral has...

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