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Telephone Company Truck

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Black Earth telephone company maintenance truck in front of the local office.
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Silage Processing Equipment Truck

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: A mobile silage processing equipment truck owned by the Black Earth Farm Service company.
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Air View of Downtown

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of downtown, including river.
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Air View of Black Earth

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Black Earth, Wisconsin.
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Man Mound House

Date: 07 1933
Description: Front view of Man Mound House, with trees and a walkway which leads to the front door. The walkway appears to be on a mound.
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Public School

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of public school building with playground. Caption reads: "Public School - Black Earth, Wis."
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Horses and Carriages Outside Storefronts

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of horses and carriages parked on Black Earth's main thoroughfare. Snow is on the ground.
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Six Men on Street

Date: 1909
Description: Group portrait of six men standing in the street. Behind them are storefronts in downtown Black Earth.
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Aerial View of Black Earth Residential Area and Countryside

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Black Earth residential area and the surrounding countryside.
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Main Street

Date: 05 25 1925
Description: Main Street with storefronts, automobiles, and horses and carriages parked along it.
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Mill Street Looking South

Date: 1925
Description: View looking down street with cars parked along the curb. There is a team of horses with a carriage on the right.
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The Dane County News Office

Date: 1925
Description: View from street of three people posing in front of the printing office and shop.
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Patrons' Mercantile Company

Date: 1925
Description: View from street of the Patrons' Mercantile Company consumer cooperative. A group of men stand outside the building. A row of horses and carriages are park...
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Black Earth State Bank

Date: 1925
Description: View across street of a group of men standing on the sidewalk in front of the bank. A streetlamp hangs from a utility line.
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State Bank

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior from street of the State Bank. The building features a large plate glass window, double front doors, and a retracted awning.
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Old Mill

Date: 1909
Description: View of the side of a mill. The mill has a large awning over a loading dock. A man with a beard and a hat stands near the side of the mill.
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: View of the front of the high school. The grounds feature a hand-pump water well and a flag post.
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Eck's Pharmacy

Date: 1925
Description: Front and side of the two-story drug store on the corner of the street. The store advertises Kodaks, ice cream, soda, cigars, Coca-Cola, Victor records, an...
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down the dirt road of Main Street. On the left, two men are walking on the sidewalk near a store with a hand-painted "closing out sale" sign. On the r...
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Valley House

Date: 1909
Description: Two men stand on the sidewalk in front of a boardinghouse [?]. A man and a dog sit on the porch of the Valley House.

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