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Milwaukee Road Railroad

Date: 08 1974
Description: View down double set of railroad tracks towards a Milwaukee Road train, with the engineer about to board. Other men are standing in the background.
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Chicago Traveling Club: Trip Eight

Date: 1878
Description: Group of men outside tent with "The Boss" sign above door and labels on some of the fellows' shirts saying, "CTC," an abbreviation for the Chicago Travelin...
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Boys of the Hawthorne, Chicago Traveling Club

Date: 1878
Description: Boys outside tent that has sign, "Boys of the Hawthorne" above its door. This picture is identified as the Chicago Traveling Club's trip #8.
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Chicago Traveling Club

Date: 1878
Description: A tent of the Chicago Traveling Club with a sign on it saying "Always Hungry," and men with walking sticks, straw hats and a flute lounging on the ground i...
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Crowded Pier and Steamboat

Date: 1878
Description: View from shoreline of a large crowd on a pier waiting for a crowded steam excursion boat.
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Kenosha County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Kenosha County's second Court House located at the southeast corner of Market and Sheridan Road. It was built in 1885 and razed in 1925. Four men are stand...
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O.S. Head House

Date: 1896
Description: The residence of O.S. Head. A man is sitting in the foreground on a wrap-around bench around a tree.
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Barn Raising at Paddock Farm

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of a barn raising on the farm of Alva Paddock in the township of Salem on Geneva Road, Highway 50.
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George Romney

Date: 11 11 1954
Description: George Romney speaks at the Kenosha Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner. Robert L. Grover is partially visible, seated next to where Romney stands.
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After Powder Explosion

Date: 03 09 1911
Description: A man stands on a foundation among the debris of the aftermath of a powder explosion. Around the man are pieces of corrugated metal, machinery and wood. In...
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Far Traveled Ox-Drawn Cart

Date: 1838
Description: Ox-drawn cart in which Mr. and Mrs. Salmon Upson traveled from Connecticut in 1838.
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Daniel J. Travanti

Date: 1958
Description: Daniel J. Travanti smiles as he stands outside on a lawn. He is wearing a suit with a flower pinned to his lapel and is dressed up for his high school grad...
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Bald Cypress

Date: 1962
Description: Noted Kenosha County "citizen conservationist" and environmentalist Phil H. Sander (1906-2006) holding a tape measure around the trunk of the Rhodesdale ba...
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Trail Marker Tree

Date: 01 1965
Description: Phil Sander (1906-2006), noted Kenosha conservationist and environmentalist, posing next to a "trail tree" which has two right-angled curves in its trunk. ...
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Women Employed by The Nash Motor Company

Date: 1918
Description: View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti...
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Kenosha Water Cure

Date: 08 1975
Description: Stereograph of the Kenosha Water Cure on the corner of N. Main and Grand Avenue. Several men and women are strolling on the grounds, and two people are sit...
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Group Portrait of People Outdoors

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Description: Stereograph of a group portrait of a large gathering of people outdoors on the grass under trees. Blankets and cloths are spread on the grass and many poep...
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Unidentified Couple

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Description: Portrait of a woman and a man standing and posing together. They are surrounded by ferns, flowers, and candles. The woman is wearing a dress, presumably a ...
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Country Store

Date: 1977
Description: A teenage girl is walking up cement steps to a sidewalk in front of a country store and Post Office. An American flag is flying from a column in the foregr...
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Hartland & Son Garage

Date: 07 09 1923
Description: Text on front reads: "Hartland & Son Garage, Salem, Wis." A building with an arched roof and square false corners on the front. Many automobiles and trucks...

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