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Staples' Drugstore in Osceola

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of Staples' Drugstore, the first drugstore in Osceola. Druggist C.W. Staples was also a member of the local committee on equalization of taxe...
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Osceola Commerce Club Band

Date: 04 21 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Commercial Club Band posing at a rail yard with a newly arrived shipment of McCormick-Deering ball-bearing cream separators. The cream...
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Mechanical Cotton Picker

Date: 1942
Description: African American field worker testing an experimental International Harvester cotton picker. Original caption reads: "A close-up front view of the Harveste...
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Men in Sorghum Field

Date: 09 09 1895
Description: Two men with scythes stand in front of a sorghum patch planted on May 20th, 1895. The view was taken near Osceola.
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View of Town from Bluff

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Osceola from the bluff. Caption reads: "Osceola, Wis., from the Bluff."
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View of Town from Bluff

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Osceola from the bluff. Caption reads: "Portion of Osceola From Bluff."
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Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: View down Main Street. Will Brothers Meat Market can be seen on the right corner, and a tinshop is beside it on the left.
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Old House with Fence

Date: 1920
Description: One of the oldest houses in Osceola.
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McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1902
Description: Rear view of a farmer operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder.
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Grain Binder with Two Horses

Date: 1910
Description: A farmer uses a grain binder led by two blanketed horses.
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Osceola Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: This Art Moderne service station located at 202 North Cascade Street was built in 1947. With its dramatically curved facade, it undoubtedly grabbed the att...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Left side view of a man (D.R. Robbins?) using a horse-drawn binder in a field. Two men are carrying sheaves of grain in the background on the right.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter view from front of left side of horse-drawn binder being used by a man (D.R. Robinson?) in a field. The horse in front is wearing a blanket.

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