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Toll House In Hudson

Date: 1937
Description: Toll House in Hudson showing two cars passing through. Caption reads: "Toll House, Hudson, Wis."
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Buckhorn Tavern

Date: 1949
Description: Customers sitting at the bar in the Buckhorn Tavern. There are five mounted deerheads above the bar. The bartender is standing behind the bar.
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Woelffer Drug Store

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Description: View from street towards Woelffer's Drug Store. Children are on the sidewalk, and a man is standing in the doorway. The store had a soda fountain with ice ...
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High Street

Date: 1960
Description: View of businesses on High Street, including the Rexall Drugstore on the left corner. One can also see a glimpse of the City Hall, directly across the stre...
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Dow's Store and Texaco Station

Date: 1946
Description: Two men pose outside Dow's store and filling station on Highway 77.
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Gill's Rock

Date: 09 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of people waiting for the ferry at the Gill's Rock landing in Door County. Caption reads: "Scene at Gill's Rock Landing, Door County...
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The Bird House at Bird Park

Date: 1933
Description: House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A...
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Main Street and Two Gas Stations

Date: 1926
Description: Main Street, with two competing curb-side gas stations across the street from each other. Cars are parked along both sides of the muddy street. Such curb-...
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Main Street, Looking North from Davenport Street

Date: 1944
Description: View of intersection with pedestrians crossing the street in the town central business district. Businesses include three drugstores, a hotel, and a clothi...
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State Street and Lake Street

Date: 1950
Description: Color view of the State Street and Lake Street intersection, with the Co-op book store, the Rennebohm Drug Store and the Wisconsin State Capitol at the end...
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Octagon House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852.
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Man Feeding a Bear

Date: 1948
Description: A man feeds a bear in a large cage at the Gateway Inn. A group of people are gathered at the right side of the cage.
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Car Driving in Downtown District

Date: 1927
Description: A car drives on a main street in a downtown business district.
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Mounted Muskellunge on Wall

Date: 1944
Description: A muskellunge caught by Louie Spray in 1939 on display at the Angler's Bar. The muskellunge weighed fifty-nine and a half pounds and was caught in Grindsto...
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The Cumberland Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of The Cumberland Hotel. The hotel opened in March of 1891 and was demolished in 1965.
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Log Cabin Store

Date: 1941
Description: Exterior view toward the store. There are two gas pumps in front, and trees and a lake in the background. Caption reads: "Log cabin store at Pine Grove Res...
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Main Lodge at Hartel's Resort

Date: 1938
Description: View of the dining room. Caption reads: "Dining room and main lodge at Hartel's Resort on Lost Land Lake near Hayward, Wis."
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Main Street

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Description: Colorized view down Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, East, Horicon, Wis."
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Horicon Depot

Date: 1915
Description: View down platform towards a C. M. & St. Paul train at the depot. A few men are standing on the platform. There is a water tower just behind the depot, and...
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Tom Rondeau's General Store

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Description: Exterior view from street of the storefront. Caption reads: "Tom Rondeau's General Store, Cable, Wis."

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