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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Several elephants walk up a hill in a circus parade along Main Street. They are followed by a group of horses, while bystanders watch from a platform on t...
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Mrs. Charles Van Schaick on Horseback

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Description: Mrs. Charles Van Schaick, posing on horseback, is riding past the livery stable. It was unusual for women at this time to ride horseback.
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Main Street, First Street Intersection

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Description: Buildings on the southeast section of the intersection of Main and First Streets. Two freight wagons with teams of two horses in front of stores. Man cross...
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Man Riding Bicycle

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Description: Man riding bicycle down First Street near Main Street. In the background is a man driving a horse and two-wheeled buggy on Main Street. Storefronts identif...
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Woman Riding Sidesaddle

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Description: Woman riding sidesaddle through town. Storefront on the northeast corner of Main and First Streets as the Palace Bakery and American Express Office.
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Man and Woman on Horseback

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Description: Outdoor view towards a woman and man posing on horseback. The woman is riding sidesaddle. Storefronts identified on Main Street, from left to right, as J.A...
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Woman on Hoseback

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Description: Woman posing sidesaddle on a horse.
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Circus Performance on Main Street

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Description: Crowd watching a circus performance in the street, possibly centered on a gorilla named Johanna according to the banner in the background. There is an arch...
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Man with Race Horse

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Description: Man preparing to halter a race horse. They are standing near a fence, and in the background are buildings and people.
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Man with Race Horse

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Description: Man in a sulky, probably Eugene Greenlee, the Superintendent of Water Works, possibly pulled by a race horse.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man posing in a sulky, probably Eugene Greenlee, the Superintendent of Water Works, possibly pulled by a race horse. Note the solid tires. When pneumatic t...
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man in a sulky posing at the racetrack, probably Moses Pauquette. There is an open-sided building in the background, perhaps a grandstand.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man in a racing rig with a harnessed horse on the northwest corner of Harrison and Third Street. There is a barn behind them.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man in a sulky. The harnessing indicates that the horse is a pacer. The sulky is the type with pneumatic tires and ball bearings.
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People at Racetrack

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Description: Racetrack crowded with people.
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Men with Racehorses

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Description: Sulky drivers and horses racing toward the finish line at the racetrack. The judges booth is in the center in front of a tall tree. A large crowd surrounds...
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Two Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Elevated view from grandstand of one sulky driver and horse leading another in a race. The judges booth is on the other side of the track near a tall tree.
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Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Racehorses and jockeys rounding the bend in the racetrack. In the background is the grandstand on the left, and the judges booth in the center near a tall ...
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Two Men with Racehorse

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Description: Elevated view from grandsstand towards men adjusting a jockey's stirrup and the gear of a horse on racetrack. On the other side of the track is the judges ...
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Ferris Wheel

Date: 1893
Description: People gathered around a Ferris wheel.

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