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| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a general store and gas station operated by James Smith. Four people stand posed in front of the building. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Bartlett's Cabin Camp on Highways 10 &12 near Eau Claire. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The tourist park in Black Earth. Typically such facilities were free for motorists. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Car ferry on the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. A ferry has operated at this site since the 1840's. In 1924 the privately owned ferry was replaced by this wo... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | One of the locomotives from the Hillsboro and Northeastern Railway with the engineer leaning out of his window. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the general store and automotive garage in Roxbury. A man and woman, possibly the owners, are standing in front of the buildings. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View down a street in Denzer with a parked car and a group of people, including children, posing in front of a building. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View down an unpaved Merrimac street with a brick building and horse-drawn carriages. The caption at bottom left reads: "A Fine Business Block." |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Group of swimmers in bathing suits along the shores of Lake Delton at Squire's Evergreen Retreat. Onlookers observe the activities: children play in the wa... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Parson's Indian Village, a tourist attraction on Highway 12 styled after a Zuni pueblo. Caption reads: "Zuni Pueblo-Parson's Indian Villag... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View down road lined with trees and storefronts. A number of automobiles can be seen parked. The Post Office is on the right. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Exterior of brick building. A banner hangs over the entrance, and three men wearing hats sit on the steps near the front door. Another building is on the l... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Main Street with several cars parked along the curb. A curbside Red Crown gas pump is visible at the right near the O.W. Schuele Hardware store, and people... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Man pumps gas into an automobile at the Consolidated Boat Co. There is advertising for Coca-Cola, Baby Ruth, and Occident Flour on the side of the small fr... |
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| Description: | Children and adults gather at Devil's Lake. Shown at the right is a large water slide. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of... |
| Date: | 08 16 1925 |
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| Description: | A large crowd of men, women, and children gathers outdoors to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Swiss settlement in New Glarus. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Taliesin and its hydroelectric plant. Caption on photograph reads, "Dam at Frank Lloyd Wright's Bungalow-Taliesin-near Spring Green, Wis."... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Celebrating the first "Cheese Day" with a parade. A group of spectators gather on the sidewalk near a truck displaying a banner and stove in the back. |
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