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Cassville from a Bluff

Date: 1900
Description: View from bluff looking northwest at the town of Cassville. A church in the center is the dominant structure in the foreground. Caption reads: "Souvenir - ...
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Elevated View of Cassville

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Cassville and its residential area. Bottom text reads: "Souvenir, Cassville." Written at top right: "Cassvie Wis..... 190__."
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Glidden Sawmill

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of a sawmill and the distant town in the background. Stacks of logs are in the lumberyard. Along the bottom is a New Year's greeting in Germa...
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View across street toward the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot. Caption reads: "New C. & N. W. R. R. Depot, Madison, Wis."
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The Snow Flyer

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene with Harold O. Hornburg of Hartland, Wisconsin, who stated that "he is standing on the front of the machine with his hands on his hips. His bu...
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Two Women on Rainy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day.
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Woman and Crowd of Young Boys

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Description: A crowd of young boys in an alley gathers behind a woman, possibly a suffragist, who appears to have thrown something. From the interior of the building on...
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Two Police Officers with Businessman

Date: 1905
Description: A businessman, dressed in a suit coat and hat looks up while standing near two police officers. Behind them is a crowd of pedestrians on a street.
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Horse-Drawn Cart Crossing Railroad Tracks

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Description: A man in a horse-drawn vehicle crosses railroad tracks.
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Group of Men Watching Construction

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Description: A group of men gather at a fence to observe construction.
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Winter Street Scene

Date: 1914
Description: Snow covers a streetcar and pedestrians walk through a snow-covered street.
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Women Crossing Street

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Description: Four women crossing a street. One of the women in the foreground is dressed in a fashionable dress and hat.
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Flooded Neighborhood

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Description: Severely flooded neighborhood. Two men are looking at the flood from a back porch.
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Milwaukee River at Night

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Description: Downtown commercial building at night from across the Milwaukee River.
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Windy Street Scene

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Description: A street scene with pedestrians and police officer on a windy day in downtown Milwaukee.
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Group of Women Crossing Street

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Description: A line of pedestrians cross a busy street near a building with a sign for Gimbels Brothers.
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Pedestrians Crossing Street

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Description: Two women and a man in the foreground hold onto their hats on a windy day as they cross a street.
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Construction near City Hall

Date: 1911
Description: East Water Street at Wisconsin Avenue. City Hall is in the background. At the left is the Waldheim and Company Department Store of 407-411 East Water Stree...
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Snow-Covered Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Winter scene with snow-covered street car. A sign on the storefront behind the street car reads: "[Wool]worth Co. 5 and 10".
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Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1905
Description: Men at work on a bridge under construction. A sign on a building in the background reads: "Drake Brothers Co." and "Drugs • Oils • Paints."

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