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New Richmond Centennial Queen Candidates

Date: 07 16 1957
Description: Six women posing together, all holding identical buttons. Above them is an awning banner that reads, in part: "Centennial Headquarters." Caption reads: "
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Stepping Down

Date: 07 06 1956
Description: Two men and four women posing outdoors in costume in the open doorway at the front of a building. Caption reads: "STEPPING DOWN from the entry of th...
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A Beardless Resident

Date: 07 06 1956
Description: View of an outdoor performance with a tree on the left, and a brick building in the background. Two men in suits are attempting to push a third man into a ...
Postcard

The Historic Octagon House

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Description: Color postcard of an octagonal house. Text on reverse reads: "The Historic Octagon House Hudson, Wisconsin Erected in 1855 at 1004 3rd St. A fine exam...
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Roving End

Date: 1975
Description: A Basset Hound is joining a game of football with three boys playing in a street. The center is about to snap the ball to the quarterback. Leaves cover the...
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Spring Flood

Date: 1975
Description: A GMC truck and an automobile are splashing through a large puddle in a small town. The town's water tower is in the background.
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Unidentified Women

Date: 1893
Description: Two unidentified women posing together. The woman on the left is sitting on a table or bench, and is wearing a hat and a coat with a cape. The other woman ...
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Farmer Protest

Date: 01 28 1985
Description: Close-up of two men who are sitting in a group of men and holding a sign which reads: "Farmers Have to Survive for Rural America to Stay Alive." A sign on ...
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Hand-Drawn Ladder Wagon

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Description: Hand-drawn ladder wagon dating from ca. 1868. Part of the collection at the Hall of Flame, Phoenix, Arizona.
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John Till

Date: 1919
Description: Informal outdoor portrait of John Till standing in front of a tree.
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Floating Trip on Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view down center of river towards a group of five people sitting and standing on a large rubber inner tube floating down Apple River.
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Floating Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and a group of children are playing on a large rubber inner tube on the Apple River. "River's Edge" is painted on the side of the tube. On the far ...
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River's Edge

Date: 1967
Description: A group to children and young adults are sitting on a large rubber inner tube on the Apple River. "River's Edge" is painted on the side of the tube. On the...
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Tubing Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and three boys are tubing down Apple River.
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Rubber Raft Float Trip

Date: 1967
Description: Overhead view of a group of young people sitting in inner tubes splashing the water with their feet in the Apple River.
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Five Engines Bucking Snow on Soo Line

Date: 1917
Description: Winter scene with five engines bucking snow on the Soo Line. Between January 21 and 22, 1917, 9" of snow fell with drifts up to 11.5 feet covering western ...
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Flock of Shropshire Sheep

Date: 1895
Description: A flock of purebred Shropshire ewes standing near a fence on the farm of Geo. Martin. In the background is a farmhouse with laundry on the line, a farm bui...
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Grant Bros. Onion Field in Bloom

Date: 07 16 1895
Description: A man stands in ten acres of flowering onion plants, planted for seed, in the Grant Bros. gardens. A horse pulls a buggy in the field in the background. Wo...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street with storefronts on both sides. On the left, there is a tailor shop, Pundy's Cafe, Dubow's[?] Variety Store, a clothing store, and Vander ...
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Tornado Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Debris left after tornado. A portion of a roof from a collapsed building lies on top of the debris, including the wheels of a carriage or cart.

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