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Tunnel after Snowstorm

Date: 03 1899
Description: Winter scene of man wearing an overcoat and hat stands with a shovel at the far end of a snow tunnel shoveled through a tall snowbank.
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Women Hiding Faces During Raid

Date: 08 04 1942
Description: Three women hide their faces as they walk in front of State Agents after exiting their place of business during a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establi...
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Silver Street in Hurley by Daylight

Date: 1942
Description: View up Silver Street in Hurley.
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Silver Street in Hurley at Night

Date: 08 02 1942
Description: Elevated view of Silver Street in Hurley at 4:30 a.m., Sunday morning, showing busy street and all establishment's lights blazing. After the sweeping raid ...
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Cornerstone Celebration in Hurley

Date: 07 15 1906
Description: Elevated view from the south of a crowd gathered to witness and celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Ch...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon on Silver Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from street of man seated on a horse-drawn wagon on Silver Street, which is parked in front of (from left to right) Joseph Rainieri Meat Market, Egan ...
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Alec Nelson and Family

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Description: Alec Nelson and his wife and two children pose in front of their house at 215 Lake Drive on Germania Hill.
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Main Street

Date: 1935
Description: View of Main Street from sidewalk. Across the street are buildings with signs that read from left to right "First National Bank," "Johns Hardware Paints St...
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Cabbage, Tobacco Plants, and Sweet Corn

Date: 09 27 1895
Description: A plot of land in front of a row of houses features cabbage in the foreground, ripe, four-foot tall Havana seed leaf tobacco plants in the center, and swee...
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Horse-Drawn Vehicles

Date: 1903
Description: View towards vehicles in the street, including hearses, and horses from the Burton House Livery parked along the curb in front of storefronts. Men stand ho...
Postcard

Cary Mine Office and Machine Shop

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Description: View of the Cary Mine office building. Caption reads: "Cary Mine Office & Machine Shop, Hurley, Wis.
Postcard

Cary Mine

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Description: View of the Cary iron Mine. Railroad tracks are in the right foreground. Caption reads: "Cary Mine, Hurley, Wis."
Postcard

Holiday Inn

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Description: Five views from the Holiday Inn. Includes the Holiday Inn sign, interior view of the lobby, pool, restaurant and a guest room. Caption reads: "Holiday Inn,...
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Parade

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Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of a parade marching through town. Many of the participants are wearing uniforms, and some are carrying musical instruments...
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Looking West Towards Hurley, WI From Ironwood, MI

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of Hurley, WI and nearby industrial sites (Scott & Howe Lumber Co. Mill, Ashland Mine). Inventory reads: "Looking west and a little south ove...
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Looking East Towards Ironwood, MI From Hurley

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of the border between Hurley, WI and Ironwood, MI. Caption reads: "Looking east from Hurley side of Montreal River near Silver Stree...
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Silver Street, Hurley, Prior To Fires of 1887

Date: 1887
Description: A view of the businesses present on Silver Street, Hurley's main street, less than three years after the city's settlement. City residents and a horse-dra...

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