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Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

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Description: Man on a ladder painting around a window of the Jackson County Bank. Arch over the intersection partially visible on the right side, as are several people ...
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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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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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Men with Two Horses

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Description: Tall horse and short horse drawing a covered-box wagon, probably the southeast corner of First and Main Streets.
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Man with Horse and Wagon

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Description: Man with a horse and wagon in town, possibly Henny Berg in front of the Cozy Corner Tavern after the flood of 1911. There is a large lamppost on the corner...
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Man and Woman in Wagon

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Description: Man and woman in a horse and wagon in front of a building with two women seated on the stoop, probably the Spaulding home, the present location of the Dr. ...
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Man Posing with Horses

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Description: Man posing on unpaved street with two spotted horses. A large brick building is in the background.
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Man Leading Horses

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Description: Man leading horses through town by the reins, in front of Dr. Krohn's Office and the Van Schaick Photograph Studio. Another man is standing in the backgrou...
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Men Examining Horse

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Description: Men congregate on a street corner to examine a horse, in front of the Jackson County Bank. A man is standing in the street on the left just in front of the...
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Man Displaying Horse

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Description: Man in a buggy displaying a stock horse. Men are standing on the sidewalk in the background in front of a brick building.
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River Dam

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Description: Elevated view of the river dam and what is probably the powerhouse. Trees and bushes line the riverbank in the foreground. In the background on the left is...
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Damaged Brick Building

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Description: View up hill towards a large brick building with a large hole blasted in the second-floor. A wood platform below is collapsed.
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Men on Roof of Building

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Description: View from rooftop of two men posing standing on top of the roof of a brick building. There is a ladder on the left leading to the roof. The men are holding...
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Rear View of Horses

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Description: View of three horses with tightly braided tails standing together in a yard. A person (legs only) is standing behind the horses holding their bridles. In t...
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Building and Shoreline

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Description: View across water towards a brick building behind trees on the far shoreline. The reflection of the building is in the water near a boat floating at the sh...
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Brick House

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Description: View across yard with tall plants towards three children sitting on one of the porches of a brick house. There is another porch on the left side of the hou...
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Spaulding House

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Description: View across lawn towards four women and a man walking on the grounds in front of the Spaulding House. On the right near the house are two horses, and on th...
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Woman on Ladder

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Description: View across yard towards a woman posing sitting halfway up a ladder which is against the porch roof of a brick building. She is holding a kitten on her kne...
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Woman and Cat

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Description: Portrait of a woman posing standing while bending over on the porch of a brick house holding a cat upright by the forepaws.

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