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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Main Street, Black River Falls, Wis." View up Main Street, with people walking along the sidewalks, and automobiles parked along the curb.
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Crowd of men on Main Street

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Description: Crowd of men examining an automobile on Main Street, possibly the vehicle that belonged to Dr. Krohn. Storefronts identified, from left to right, include: ...
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Debris after a Tornado

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Description: Group of men and women looking at the debris of a building, possibly a house, destroyed by a tornado. Wreckage of an automobile on the left.
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Lineman Suspended above Street

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Description: Elevated view towards a lineman sitting in a suspended seat, possibly stringing telephone line. There is an automobile parked near a brick building across ...
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Man in Buggy

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Description: Man in a buggy driving a team of two horses through town, possibly Bill Testor who ran the Merchants Hotel. An automobile is visible in the right backgroun...
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Two Girls Sitting in Automobile

Date: 1909
Description: Two girls posed inside an automobile, probably a Model-T Ford.
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Two Girls Sitting in Automobile

Date: 1909
Description: Two girls posed inside an automobile, probably a Model-T Ford.
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Band in Parade on Main Street

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Description: View from sidewalk towards a parade with band and automobiles going up hill on Main Street past the arch over the intersection.
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Two Men in front of Ford

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Description: Two men squat in front of an early model Ford inspecting a barren shrub. Two horse-drawn vehicles are seen in the background along with a man and teenage b...
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Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Children Posed with Automobile

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Description: Copy photograph of a Ho-Chunk girl posing standing in front of an automobile, with two Ho-Chunk children peering out the back window of the automobile.
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Memorial Day Celebration

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Description: A panoramic view of a Memorial Day parade/celebration as it rounds the corner of a street. According to text on the back of the print, this celebration too...
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Memorial Day Parade

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Memorial Day Parade, from the corner of Main and 1st Streets. Men carrying musical instruments, including a trombone, trumpe...
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Men in Front of Post Office and Bank

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Description: Panoramic view from street of sixteen men standing on the sidewalk in front of the Jackson County Bank and the Post Office. On the sidewalk in front of the...
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down a commercial street lined with shops and parked cars. On the left is a storefront with signs for "Garage" and "Red Crown Gasoline" above the door...
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Merrillan Street Scene

Date: 1931
Description: View down a commercial street. The shops on the street include: a drugstore, the City Hotel, the post office, the Merrillan Home Bakery, and the State Bank...
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Hotel Campbell

Date: 1927
Description: View from road of a man standing in front of the Campbell Hotel, located next door to the Lunch Room. Earl Andrews is listed as the proprietor. A sign pain...
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Railroad Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View along railroad tracks towards the Merrillan depot and train. The Hotel Campbell is located on the left. A group of children and adults are sitting out...
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Greenlee Family in Car

Date: 1906
Description: Two men, two women, and a boy are posing sitting in an automobile parked in the yard next to a frame house. Probably Eugene J. Greenlee and son Eugene in t...
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Automobiles on Road

Date: 1922
Description: View down dirt road towards two automobiles, next to each other and going in different directions. Another automobile is parked in the background. On the r...
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Automobile and Plow

Date: 1922
Description: View down dirt road towards a man, seen from behind, sitting on a plow pulled by a team of two horses, near an automobile facing the camera. Next to the au...

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