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Main Street

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Description: Elevated view of town with houses along Main Street.
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Three Men Extracting a Stump

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Description: Three men working with a two-horse team on a hill turning a winch to extract stumps, probably a Svenson Grubber sold by J.H. Carnahan.
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Man Displaying Two Horses

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Description: A man holds two horses by their reins in front of a barn. A wagon is on the left.
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Man with Horses in Snow-Covered Field

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Description: A man and six horses standing in a snow-covered field on a hill.
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Horses Pulling Wagon

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Description: A man sits in a horse-drawn vehicle that is pulled by a two-horse team.
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Man Riding Horseback

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Description: A man poses on a horse in a field.
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Women in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Two women wearing large hats stand in a field carrying a pail. Farm buildings are in the far background.
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Girls in a Field

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Description: A woman and two Ho-Chunk girls are standing outdoors in a field. The woman on the left is wrapped in a shawl. The face of a girl can be seen just behind he...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Dog

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man and a dog walking near their home and cooking tent. The sides are rolled up to allow air to flow through.
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Group of People on a Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of people, men, women and children, gathered in groups on a wooden bridge. A sign in the middle of the bridge reads: "$50 Fine for Cutt...
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Dam Construction

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Description: View from railroad tracks towards industrial activity on the edge of the river, possibly building a dam.
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Patriotic Parade on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from wood sidewalk towards a marching band parading up Main Street during a patriotic celebration. There is a banner that reads: "Welcome" in the back...
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Parade Dispersing

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Description: Elevated view of spectators and a marching band leaving a parade. There are bridges crossing a river in the background.
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Mrs. Abe Bailey and Daughter

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two European American women standing near a large flowering bush on the right. On the left is a wooden building, and in the background ...
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Outdoor Portrait of Mrs. Wheeler

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Description: Slightly elevated outdoor portrait of an elderly woman posing standing next to a flowering bush in front of a stone wall. She is wearing a light-colored dr...
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Dr. Robie Residence in Snow

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Description: View from street towards a fence surrounding the yard of a house near a hill. The ground is covered with snow. The house is identified as the residence of ...
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House on a Hill

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a two-story wooden house on a grass-covered hill with a line of trees behind it.
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Tar Paper Shack at a Construction Site

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Description: View looking up towards a small building standing at the top of a slope. Equipment and piles of building material surround the tar paper shack. Probably a ...
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Barn for the Freeman Hotel

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Description: Elevated view of a two-story wooden barn, with trees and a school building in the background. The barn is identified as the barn for the Freeman Hotel, beh...
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Blacksmith Shop

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Description: View looking up snow-covered hill towards a man posing standing next to a tree on a snow-covered ground in front of a wooden structure with a sign that rea...

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