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Iron County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View across road toward the court house. Caption reads: "Court House, Hurley, Wis."
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Hotel and Mercer Supply Company

Date: 1911
Description: View of the hotel across from the Mercer Supply Company. There is a small dog in the right foreground.
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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...
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Camp Keewatin

Date: 10 24 1911
Description: Elevated view of the camp along a lake.
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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.
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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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View of Long Lake

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Description: Elevated view of Long Lake with two small islands. A building is on the far shoreline. Caption reads: "View of Long Lake, Mercer, Wis."
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Saint Ann's Catholic Church

Date: 1916
Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Saint Ann's Catholic Church, Saxon, Wis." Built in 1909, the church is still serving the needs of the community today. In recent y...
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Location Shooting for "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man"

Date: 1961
Description: A man standing on a log cart, holding the reins for a horse team. Other people are in the foreground and background. Shopfronts for Tiny's Saloon and Brigg...
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Location Shooting for "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man"

Date: 1961
Description: A film production crew operating a camera crane in front of a street scene, with signs for Tiny's Saloon, Briggs Saloon, and Wm. "Pop" Wiener, Auctioneer. ...
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Altering Town Appearance for "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man"

Date: 1961
Description: View of a town street. Wooden shopfronts are being built in front of brick buildings. A car with Michigan license plates is parked next to a telephone pole...
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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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Settlement Along A Railway with Locomotive

Date: 1900
Description: A camp or settlement located along a railway in Iron County, WI. Residents and a dog are pictured in the foreground, with a locomotive in the background ne...

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