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Lemonade Stand

Date: 07 1967
Description: Several young boys selling fruit drinks, penny candy, and snow cones to parched pedestrians. A city bus is in the background.
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Harry McDaniels' Motorcycle and Bike Shop

Date: 1912
Description: Men on Harley Davidson motorcycles lined up in front of Harry McDaniels' Bicycle and Motorcycle shop at 111 State Street.
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Father Towing his Son

Date: 03 27 1989
Description: Father on a bicycle towing son on a scooter.
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Per-Ola Land Company

Date: 1915
Description: Men in hats and coats stand in exhibit booth for the Per-Ola Land Company.
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Transportation Safety for Children

Date: 06 17 1986
Description: A group of children on "hot cycles," a form of young children's transportation, are being instructed on the rules of pedestrian and bicycle transportation ...
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Kids on Roller Skates

Date: 06 26 1986
Description: Kids make a "train," with the bicyclist in the front pulling three girls on roller skates along a sidewalk.
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Turn-of-the-Century Bicyclists

Date: 1900
Description: Sidney Catle, on bike, stands with his sister Sarah to his right, Harvey Richards, and twin sisters.
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Kiss for a Soldier

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: An American soldier receives a kiss in gratitude for the liberation of Paris during World War II.
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"Bryan Day" at Milwaukee Road Depot

Date: 1905
Description: A large crowd at the Milwaukee Road depot, perhaps to greet William Jennings Bryan on the incoming train. The malthouse can be seen in the distance.
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Bicycle Racer

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Description: A man on a track bicycle in the foreground with spectators in the background.
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Military Parade

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Description: A small crowd watches as parading soldiers march down the street.
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Three Baby Elephants

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Description: A man leading three baby elephants with decorative blankets with the following names, "Little Jim," "Pinto," and "Alice."
Postcard

La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet

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Description: Steamboat on the shoreline of the Mississippi River with passengers. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet."
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Stevens Point Saloon

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Description: Exterior view of the Stevens Point saloon owned by Albert Liss, a German immigrant. The saloon was located in the Polish North Ward known as the "Devil's ...
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Group in Front of A Norwegian Church

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Description: A group of well-dressed people posing with bicycles in front of the Waupun Norwegian Lutheran Church, also called the Norske Evangelical-Lutherske Kirke, w...
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Streetcars in Milwaukee

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view of scene at the corner of Grand (Avenue?) and West Water Street, now Plankinton and Wisconsin Avenues. Several streetcars are in the streets ...
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Group of Men and Boys with Bicycles

Date: 1890
Description: Thirteen men and boys pose in a line with their bicycles. Most of the group poses with similar bicycles, except for one man standing with a penny-farthing ...
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Snoopy For President

Date: 08 14 1968
Description: A group of children are holding up hand-made signs, demonstrating for "Snoopy for President." Several children are wearing Peanuts t-shirts and sweatshirts...
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Women's Bicycle Race

Date: 1895
Description: Four women in dresses and hats riding bicycles on a race track at the Langlade County Fair Grounds. Bleachers at left are empty, but there is a man in a ca...
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Madison Bicycle Club

Date: 1897
Description: Portrait of a large group of mostly men in touring clothes posed outdoors with bicycles.

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