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Vendors (?) at Outdoor Market

Date: 1915
Description: One man and two women on an urban sidewalk with baskets of produce. The man's basket is decorated with white stars on a dark field. The people are probably...
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Young Girl with Baskets of Produce in Outdoor Market

Date: 1915
Description: Young girl wrapping or unwrapping produce from baskets on an urban street, possibly in Chicago, Illinois. The girl is likely offering the produce. A boy an...
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Woman in Garden

Date: 1919
Description: Woman handling tomato plants in a vegetable garden.
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W.A. Oppel Grocery

Date: 1896
Description: Grocers standing in front of the W.A. Oppel Grocery located at 116 East Main Street. The five men are standing on the sidewalk among bine and crates displa...
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The Empire Mill

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards the Empire Mill. Alongside the building are railroad cars at a loading dock. The signs on the mill read: "Globe", "Globe's Empire...
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"Let's Get a Good Cow"

Date: 02 1914
Description: A woman wearing a bonnet and apron kneeling in a field to milk a cow.
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Miller Gardens

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of Miller Gardens. A billboard for Miller Gardens and beer is above the first building on the left.
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Miller Brewery

Date: 1977
Description: Miller Brewery taken as part of a project to document the Wisconsin brewing industry.
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Effinger Brewery

Date: 1977
Description: Effinger Brewery located in Baraboo. Founded about 1870, this brewery was operating as the Stiehl Winery in 1977 when this photograph was taken. A sign on ...
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International Model 94 Truck

Date: 03 09 1926
Description: A man stands next to two women near the driver's side door of an International Model 94 truck. Another woman is sitting behind the wheel. The truck is par...
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International Model M Truck Loaded with Squash

Date: 1913
Description: Man parked in an International Model M truck outside a suburban or rural home with an overflowing bed of squash or pumpkins.
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Helen Holden Besemer Candling Eggs

Date: 05 1924
Description: Helen Holden Besemer sitting in a wooden chair to candle eggs at Holden Poultry Farm.
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Woman in Alley

Date: 1915
Description: View from cobblestone street of a woman wearing a skirt and head scarf moving a barrel of discarded vegetables in an alley. Probably taken near an outdoor ...
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Princeton Brewing Company

Date: 1977
Description: Painted sign on the brick wall outside the Princeton Brewing Company. The brewery operated from ca. 1860 to 1937.
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Obey and Gunderson

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Description: Agricultural forum in Chippewa Falls. Speaking is Congressman David R. Obey, and next to him is Congressman Steve Gunderson. Gunderson was the only represe...
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Crossroads Cheese Factory

Date: 1940
Description: Shrubs in full bloom and a vigorous vine growing along the eaves create a picturesque view of a cheese factory. Typically, the long narrow building is buil...
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Neenah Paper Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View across water from railroad bridge towards the Neenah paper mill.
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Parade Day

Date: 1933
Description: Two milk wagons from Smazel's Guernsey Dairy draw the attention of children in the street and bystanders on the sidewalk during a parade traveling east on ...

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