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Cross Plains Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of ice cream parlor with a horse-drawn wagon parked on the right with sheds behind. Barrels are stacked on the porch. Signs above the porch read: ...
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Cross Plains Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: View towards railroad station with a few passengers on the platform awaiting the arrival of the train. The locomotive is billowing smoke. Two horses stand ...
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Men with Wagon and Beer

Date: 1915
Description: A group of men standing with a horse and wagon. Shown (L-R) Otto Petersilie, unknown, unknown, unknown, Joseph F. Faust, unknown, Charles J. Faust. The wag...
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When Will We Three Meet Again

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of three women surrounding a table with a book on it, in front of a painted backdrop. The middle woman is standing and pointing at the book...
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Two Young Men on Horseback

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Description: Two young men are posing outdoors on horseback in front of the C.J. Faust & Co., Funeral Directors' building. They are wearing jackets and hats. A dirt roa...
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Men with Wagon and Beer

Date: 1915
Description: A group of unidentified men standing with a horse and wagon. The wagon is carrying a barrel of beer. The sign on the building in the background is an adver...
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Cross Plains Home with Barber Shop in Basement

Date: 1920
Description: Front three-quarter view of large frame residence with porch and balcony. Steps with a barber pole at the top of the railing lead to a store window at foun...
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Hotel and Feed Barn

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Description: Photographic postcard of view across muddy road of a man wearing a suit and standing on the porch of the two-story Hotel and Feed Barn. Two signs next to h...
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Two Men on Vintage Motorcycle

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Description: Photographic postcard of two men posing seated on a vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle. They are dressed in work clothes and hats. Another man with his arm...
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Bowar Brothers Hardware and Implements

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Description: Photographic postcard of Bowar Bros. Hardware Store. The awning reads, "Hardware, Bowar Bros., Implements, Auto Supplies." Over the large door on the left ...
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Machine Shop

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Description: Stereographic print of the interior of a machine shop. The drill press, engine lathe and power hacksaw are powered by a line shaft mounted on the ceiling. ...
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Thompson Tent Show

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the Thompson Tent Show. Two tents, a tall wagon, an automobile and a truck are set up in a field or park with houses and trees in ...
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Generator For Moving Pictures

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the generator used to power the "Frank H. Thompson Famous Moving Pictures." A belt from the generator stretches to the flywheel on...
Postcard

Thompson Tent Show

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the Thompson Tent Show. A tent, a tall wagon and a truck that runs the generator are set up in a field or park with houses and tre...
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Congoleum Rug Display

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Description: Display of Congoleum rugs in a store window. The rugs cover the walls and are rolled up and stacked on the floor and the left side wall. Two bouquets of fl...
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Buick Auto Garage

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Description: View across road of D.A. Meister's Garage, with a fire truck parked in front and an automobile parked at the curb on the right. One boy is sitting on the f...
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Undertaker

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Description: Undertaker's funeral parlor and other buildings along a dirt street with a sidewalk. An oblong sign attached to the balcony hangs over the sidewalk and rea...
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Children Celebrating their Great-Grandmother's 100th Birthday

Date: 01 25 1921
Description: Studio portrait of five children posed in front of a cake, celebrating their great-grandmother's 100th birthday. The child in the center is holding a sign ...

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