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Stock Day at Blue River

Date: 12 06 1910
Description: Elevated view of stock day at the railroad yards, showing pens of sheep and other livestock ready for loading into railroad cars. All of the cars are deco...
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Blue River Township School

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the brick Blue River Township and Grade School under construction. The cost of building was $7,000.
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"Country Store Farm Museum"

Date: 04 18 1965
Description: The "Early American Country Store Farm Museum." Storefront view of an antique shop with various farm implements on its front porch.
Postcard

Business District

Date: 10 04 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the business district in Blue River. Stores and a wooden boardwalk line the dirt street, and horse-drawn wagons wait in front of t...
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Bird's-Eye View of Blue River

Date: 1913
Description: Bird's-eye view of the village. Cropland and barns cover much of the landscape.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of church. The building features arched windows and a steeple with bell.
Photograph

Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of church. The building features arched windows, greenery, and a steeple with bell. A streetlamp hangs from the utility line.
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Stock Days

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Stock Days. Horses and wagons loaded with livestock are lined up in a row on the snowy street. On the right is a train decorated with Amer...
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High School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of high school. The sign on the building reads, school - 1911. Construction debris litters the front of the building.
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High School

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior of high school. The sign on the building reads, school - 1911.
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State Bank

Date: 1909
Description: The exterior of Blue River State Bank. Thorough the front window a man can be seen at his desk.
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"Peter's Special" Stock Train

Date: 12 06 1910
Description: View from snowy ditch looking down side of stock train. The engineer is looking out of the locomotive window, and another man stands on the tracks near the...
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Uptown Blue River

Date: 04 25 2012
Description: A view from an intersection in the main business district.
Photograph

Rephotographic Pair: Blue River Street

Date: 
Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the downtown business district Blue River, presented as a pair.

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