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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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Choice Honey for Sale

Date: 1924
Description: Outdoor portrait of a young dark-haired women standing in a field of flowers before a sign attached to a telephone pole. The sign reads: "Choice Honey For ...
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Stone Mill

Date: 06 19 1925
Description: Exterior of stone mill. An automobile of the period is parked under the front portico, and there is a wooden wing in the rear. A sign in front advertises "...
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View down a rainy commercial street. There is a soda/ice cream shop, garage/gas station, and undertaker. A car is parked on the side of the road. There is ...
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Looking East from Hotel

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of a hotel and livery from across an unpaved road. Three horse-drawn vehicles are tied at the curb.
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Scene on Highway 11

Date: 1929
Description: View down a commercial street, with an automobile coming down the street. There is a soda/ice cream shop which offers tobacco, cigars, and candy. The City ...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks of Cross Plains train depot. A man in the foreground walks away from the depot. A train, exhausting steam, is stopped at the plat...
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Business Section

Date: 1925
Description: View down road of mixed residential and commercial area after a rain. A group of men, women, and children stand on the front steps of a brick building.
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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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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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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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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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Scene on Highway 11 — Cross Plains, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view looking down center of dirt highway, with a car approaching. There is a gas station on the right just past a sign reading "Cross...
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St. Martin's Lutheran Church

Date: 1973
Description: Exterior view of St. Martin's Lutheran Church. Dedicated 1886; used continuously until 1973.
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Boxcar Loading with Donated Clothing

Date: 12 11 1964
Description: Two men are transfering boxes of donated clothing from a truck into the open side of a railway freight car parked at Cross Plains. The two men are Frank Ho...
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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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